Video Meliora, proboque; Deteriora sequor

Excerpt from Morgan Llywelyn's 1916:

What could possibly justify [armed insurrection] to a Christian conscience?

Something Padraic Pearse had once said came back to him: "The church has always taught that its men and women are soldiers for Christ and should be willing to die for their faith. What is the difference between that, and being ready to die as Robert Emmet did in the cause of freedom?"

Alone in the dark, Ned struggled to answer the question to his own satisfaction...Questions were the obligation of the intellect.