Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Bill of Rights

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Topic

Eighth Amendment Cruel and unusual punishment Criminal justice system

Source

Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Original Citation

The Constitution of the United States. Amend. 8.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 8.

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There is... Only a single categorical imperative and it is this: Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.

Immanuel Kant

The Metaphysics of Morals

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How to behave Moral theory

Author

Immanuel Kant
Source
The Metaphysics of Morals
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms Advice
Language
German
Time
1785 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Kant, Immanuel. Grundlegung zur Metaphysick der Sitten [Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals]. Riga: Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1785, sect. 2.

Current Citation

Kant, Immanuel. Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Translated by Christopher Bennett and Joe Saunders. Oxford UP, 2020, sect. 2.