"It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach."

Force, Man, Mind, Order

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"It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach."

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"When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered."

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