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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book 1 The Rights of Persons

William Blackstone

While America's Founding Fathers looked to various sources for political philosophy, the one they turned to predominantly in the field of law was Sir William Blackstone, a barrister and patron of King George III who set out on writing a comprehensive tome of English Common Law. In addition to being...

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Blackstone's work was mentioned in relation to the origins of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, as it inspired the founding fathers to protect the innocent over punishing the guilty.

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Blackstone's formulation, which eventually becomes Benjamin Franklin's statement.

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Blackstone's work was mentioned in relation to the origins of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, as it inspired the founding fathers to protect the innocent over punishing the guilty.

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Blackstone's formulation, which eventually becomes Benjamin Franklin's statement.

So Blackstone says it is better that 10 guilty persons escape than one innocent suffers. Benjamin Franklin says it's better than 100 guilty persons escape than one innocent person suffer,

how they talk about Blackstone's formulation, how they agree with this idea and it was logical.

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