And I maintain that it is likewise his right and duty to seek by every proper means from the legal authorities set over him such interpretations of the law as will best help him to serve his country.
Let the public officer take every lawful chance to use the law for the public good.

The better use he makes of it the better public servant he becomes.

One man with a jack-knife will build a ladder.

Another with a full tool-chest cannot make a footstool.

The man with the jack-knife will often reach the higher level.