Only in mere inference, mere deduction,--the merest inference; but surely you will not take away the liberty of the citizen on any such shadowy, evanescent apology, which is no apology, but a sham, and nothing else.
He criticizes the idea of infringing on citizens' liberties based on weak justifications.
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