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Samuel Livermore

No cruel and unusual punishment is to be inflicted? It is sometimes necessary to hang a man. Villains often deserve whipping and perhaps having their ears cut off. But are we in the future to be prevented from inflicting these punishments because they are cruel?

Livermore's argument fell on deaf ears, and the amendment was passed over the objection of a few arch-conservatives.

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Samuel Livermore

Born: May 14, 1732
Died: May 18, 1803
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Profession: Law

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Samuel Livermore was a U.S. politician. He was a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 1793 to 1801 and served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1796 and again in 1799.

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