Show me that I am wrong, and I stop at once; but in the complete conviction of right I shall persevere against all temptations, against all odds, against all perils, against all threats,--knowing well, that, whatever may be my fate, the Right will surely prevail.
Sumner asserts his determination to stand firm in his beliefs, confident that righteousness will prevail.
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