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But while these things may properly prompt me to caution and reserve, they cannot change my duty, or my determination to perform it.
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Sumner asserts that despite the challenges he faces, he is committed to fulfilling his duty.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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