Death Penalty Act

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“When death comes too near, comedy and tragedy fall silent.”
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“That’s the penalty we have to pay for our acts of foolishness—someone else always suffers for them.”
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“Every constitution..., and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years [a generation]. If it be enforced longer, it is an act of force, and not of right.”
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