Follow their example, gentlemen, and, whatever fierce sounds of public condemnation may be now rung in your ears, you will have the same glorious reward, and your children, and all the good men of your country, will honor your memories.
Mann encourages others to emulate the bravery of those who defy public condemnation for the sake of justice.
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