Again the Law speaks: Execrandus est, qui Libertati non favet: “Accursed is he who does not favor Liberty.” This is the ancient voice of the Law, older than Constitution and Declaration of Independence, which must not be disobeyed.
He emphasizes the ancient legal principle that condemns those who do not favor liberty, linking it to foundational American values.
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