Still more, he was not naturally on the side of Liberty, as becomes a great judge, but always, by blood and instinct, on the side of prerogative and power,--an offence for which he was arraigned by his contemporary, Junius, and for which posterity will hold him to strict account.
Sumner critiques a judge for lacking moral courage and being biased towards authority rather than liberty.
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