But duty done will not only save you from calamity and give you security; it will also prepare the way for the great triumphs of the future, when through assured peace there shall be tranquillity, prosperity, and reconciliation, all of which it is vain to expect without justice.
Sumner asserts that fulfilling one's duty leads to future triumphs and peace, which cannot be achieved without justice.
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