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A species of common law has grown up in Kentucky, which, were it written down, would, in all civilized countries, cause her to be re-christened, in derision, THE LAND OF BLOOD.
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Lewis Tappan
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Editor's note · Context
Tappan describes a violent legal culture in Kentucky, suggesting that its laws would be ridiculed in more civilized societies.
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