Besides, as a jurist, the Senator surely will recollect the ancient truth, that injustice cannot be “law,” but is always to be regarded as an “abuse” or a “violence,” even though expressed in the form of “law.” In presence of this principle, which has the sanction of as great a lawyer as St.
Sumner cites a legal principle that injustice cannot be considered law, emphasizing moral law over unjust statutes.
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