"Habeas corpus" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety ...
— Key-Notes of American Liberty • Various
... proper remedy is by a writ of Habeas Corpus? and, if so, whether it is necessary that the father should be joined in the proceedings or his leave obtained to prosecute ...
— Ginx's Baby • Edward Jenkins
... men from voting. It reads, "If any person shall knowingly vote without his having a lawful right." It was precisely so with all the papers served on me the United States marshal's warrant, the bail-bond, the petition for habeas corpus, the bill of indictment—not one of them had a feminine pronoun; but to make them applicable to me, the clerk of the court prefixed an "s" to the "he" and made "her" out of "his" and "him;" and I insist if government ...
— The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) • Ida Husted Harper
... suspension of the habeas corpus, I regret to say, was likewise lost by a very trifling majority. A strong sentiment now prevails that war is not likely to occur with the United States, which, I believe, tended to influence the votes of the members; I mean ...
— The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock • Ferdinand Brock Tupper
... remedy that the Government proposes for the universal distress among the population, caused by an infamous and needless war? Despotism, Mr. Linwood; despotism in this free country is the remedy! In one week more, sir, Ministers will bring in a Bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act!" ...
— Little Novels • Wilkie Collins
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