Pete Daoust
Officers
Ignorance of the Law does not excuse misconduct in anyone, least of all a sworn officer of the law. Summonses or citations should not be granted before it is expressed under the circumstances whether the summons ought to be made. A delegated power cannot be again delegated. A deputy cannot appoint a deputy. An office ought to be injurious to no one. A neglected duty often works as much against the interests as a duty wrongfully performed. Failure to enforce the law does not change it. It is contrary to the Law of Nations to do violence to Ambassadors. An Ambassador fills the place of the king by whom he is sent, and is to be honored as he is whose place he fills. The greatest enemies to peace are force and wrong. Force and wrong are greatly contrary to peace. Force is inimical to the laws.
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 5, page 628
