Back in pre-Revolutionary America 'cruel and unusual punishment' meant the rack and burning at the stake ... in more recent rulings it has been taken to mean the absence of cable television and denial of sex-change operations, or just overcrowding in the prisons.
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a real debate on the issues, not his silly name-calling.
It was the defense. The coach gave us a halftime speech, more or less to get us motivated on defense, to play harder. We did a good job of sharing the ball and took some great shots.
It doesn't mean people will stop driving or demand goes down. But demand slows down.
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
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Based on Keywords: overcrowding, pre-revolutionary, rack, rulings, sex-changeAt the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.
Michael Strahan
Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.
Joseph Hall
If you live among dogs, keep a stick. After all, this is what a hound has teeth for-to bite when he feels like it!
Nikita Khrushchev