William J. Brennan Quotes
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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
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Author Details:
Type:
Judge Quotes
Category:
American Judge Quotes
Date of Birth:
April 25, 1906
Date of Death:
July 27, 1997
Nationality:
American
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Death,
Effectively,
Enormity,
Finality,
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More,
Only,
Pain,
Penal,
Punishment,
Purpose,
Severe,
Than,
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