{"product_id":"2026100009854-secondhand-thirty-who-were-tried-or-eternal-vigilance","title":"Thirty Who Were Tried: Or Eternal Vigilance","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreedom has always come at a price, and Thirty Who Were Tried: or Eternal Vigilance by Leslie Hale presents a gripping chronicle of thirty individuals who faced the full weight of the law in trials that tested the very boundaries of justice and civil liberty. Set against the backdrop of British legal and political history, the book examines landmark cases where the accused stood not merely for themselves, but as symbols of broader struggles for rights, conscience, and dissent. Hale draws on his dual experience as a barrister and Member of Parliament to render each case with authority and precision, illustrating how the courtroom can serve as both an instrument of oppression and a stage for hard-won freedom.\n\nThematically rich and deeply researched, the work argues that eternal vigilance is the indispensable condition of liberty — a principle voiced in the epigraph attributed to John Philpot Curran's 1790 speech before the Irish Privy Council. Hale's prose is measured yet passionate, balancing legal rigour with humanistic empathy for those who dared to challenge the status quo. A compelling intersection of true crime, legal history, and political biography, this volume leaves the reader questioning how fragile the liberties we take for granted truly are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203283820763,"sku":"2026100009854-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/16010d89-8556-44c0-8075-399d7a5ce81b.png?v=1788147525","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009854-secondhand-thirty-who-were-tried-or-eternal-vigilance","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}