Nor would the duty of disobedience be less obligatory, even if the enactment were sanctioned by the Supreme Court: and it is not more violent for me to suppose it sanctioned by the Supreme Court than for the apologists to suppose it sanctioned by Congress.
Sumner emphasizes the moral obligation to disobey unjust laws, regardless of their endorsement by the Supreme Court.
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