The President, bound as a citizen to obey the law, and specially sworn to execute the law, may properly, in his high office as chief magistrate, be held to a stricter responsibility than if his example was less dangerous to the public safety.
Sherman asserts that the President has a heightened responsibility to uphold the law due to the potential impact of his actions.
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