All principles, whether of government or of individuals, become affected. The highwayman in the alley knows what is going on and merely raves at the system that marks him out for sure punishment. At last it is only a mask that conceals the bloated face of society. There is nothing left but organized hypocrisy. We all expect men as individuals to be more or less illogical.
Life is illogical.
History is illogical. Governmental policy is still more illogical. But there is a limit to its illogic. When it reaches that point morals are prostrated upon their foundations. If these are absent it will not be long until the humblest man in the land will understand.