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I assured the Secretary firmly and simply, that, seeing the latter as I did with all its surroundings, my duty was plain, and that I must continue to oppose it so long as it appeared to me wrong.
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Sumner asserts his commitment to oppose actions he believes to be wrong, regardless of pressure.
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