The citizen whose private life has kept him from assuming the obligations of official oath may bravely set at nought the unrighteous ruling of a magistrate, and, so doing, he will serve justice, though he expose himself to stern penalties.
Sumner encourages citizens to defy unjust rulings, highlighting the moral duty to serve justice.
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