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.
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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. #deathmortality
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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.
When did William J. Brennan, Jr. live?
William J. Brennan, Jr. lived from 1906 – 1997.
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