It is true, the letter is curt; it contains a single short paragraph only; but I have yet to learn that crime is measured by paragraphs or sentences, and that treason may not be found in a few words as well as in many.
Sumner argues that the severity of a crime cannot be judged by its length or form, emphasizing the gravity of treason.
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