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Death is not only an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality and in its enormity, but is serves no penal purpose more effectively than a less severe punishment.
William J. Brennan, Jr.
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Death is not only an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality and in its enormity, but is serves no penal purpose more effectively than a less severe punishment. — William J. Brennan, Jr.

About William J. Brennan, Jr.

William J. Brennan, Jr. was a Judge from United States (1906–1997).

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This quote is attributed to William J. Brennan, Jr., a Judge from United States.
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William J. Brennan, Jr. lived from 1906 – 1997.
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