For Conscience' sake when Hope is gone;

Who dares to leave a beaten path,

And live within the light he hath,

Nor shrinks to strike a deadly blow

At Error found in friend or foe:

This is the stalwart man.

Wanted, an honest man!

A man may live within the laws,

Or 'scape their grasp through flimsy flaws,

But he who scorns an action mean,