“Strict observance of the written law is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it…”
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015“Strict observance of the written law is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the ends to the means.”
– Thomas Jefferson
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