Acting the law we live by without fear; And, because right is right, to follow right Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence. (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)

Acting the law we live by without fear; And, because right is right, to follow right Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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