Don't say--what does it signify? how is the state concerned?--Whether it be a trifling matter, or of no concernment to you, is a different question: religion and justice have the same obligation, be the subject of the offense great or small.
Arguing against dismissing seemingly minor transgressions, on the principle that justice and religious obligation are absolute, irrespective of the offense's magnitude.
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