'This book is about liberty. It is about the
lawful and unlawful means by which
government acts in depriving an individual of his liberty. History teaches that deprivation of liberty is more often arbitrary and unlawful
than it is otherwise. At least this is always the tendency of those who hold executive power.
Daniel Webster once stated this problem In
these words:
"The contest for ages has been to rescue
liberty from the grasp of the executive power."
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From the Introduction:
'This book is about liberty. It is about the lawful and unlawful means by which government acts in depriving an individual of his liberty. History teaches that deprivation of liberty is more often arbitrary and unlawful than it is otherwise. At least this is always the tendency of those who hold executive power. Daniel Webster once stated this problem In these words:
"The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of the executive power."