It was not possible that I could in any way be profited by writing that letter; I well understood that it involved an abdication of all hopes of political advancement; yet it seemed due to my own character that the letter should be written.
He reflects on the personal cost of writing the letter, acknowledging it as a sacrifice for his principles.
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