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“James Baldwin, the writer, put it wonderfully, I thought, when he pointed out that this connects us to each other. And he wrote, quote, You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”

“Paul Friedland discusses how spectators of executions in early modern France did not see them as manifestations of political sovereignty, but rather loved attending them.”

“The account of the execution was reprinted in a famous book called Discipline and Punishment, highlighting the crowd's reaction to the gruesome event.”

“Will Durant provides a succinct description of how Romans justified gladiatorial games, stating that victims were condemned for serious crimes and their suffering acted as a deterrent.”

“Cicero, a Roman writer, expressed his revulsion towards the slaughter in gladiatorial games, questioning the entertainment value of such violence.”

“In his book, The Lure of the Arena, historian Gary G. Fagan writes about the dark age punitive practices and the forms of aggravated execution and public torture employed during the Middle Ages.”

“In his book rituals of retribution, historian Richard Evans recounts the tale of an Englishman named John Taylor who lived in the early 1600s and wrote about his observations of executions.”

“Friedland's book is wonderful and he tries to get his mind around these really interesting questions.”

“In reading richard evans's um book on this fabulous book on this subject it's fascinating to note that in this era...”

“In his book on English executions historian v a c gattrell quotes edmund burke...”

“The excerpt discusses an account from Joel Harrington's book about a woman named Margarita Voglin who was executed in a gruesome manner, highlighting the brutal realities of historical executions.”

“The account of Catherine Hayes, who was burned alive in London in 1726, comes from 'Public Executions' by Nigel Cawthorne, detailing the horrific nature of her execution.”

“Paul Friedland discusses the social implications of being an executioner and how they were viewed as extraordinary beings in his work, exploring their unique societal position.”

“Historian Amy Louise Wood describes the Jesse Washington situation, emphasizing the grotesque excess of spectacle lynching.”

“The mention of 'The Birth of a Nation' relates to its screening in Waco just before the lynching of Jesse Washington, highlighting its historical context.”

“The new book 'The Storm Before the Storm' by Mike Duncan discusses the earthquakes that shook the Roman Republic to its foundations.”