You would not threaten a whole street in order to catch a few robbers who had sought shelter in some of its recesses, nor would you burn down your house, according to the amusing story of Charles Lamb, in order to roast a pig.
Sumner uses a metaphor to illustrate the absurdity of overreacting to minor threats.
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