He is suspicious that Goodman might have had something to do with the flash and the power outage.
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~Rosalie~
I believe that the correct answer here is the first option.
Here we see a narrator who is addressing a fight that has already happened and here we see that he is pride. We see that in his clear opinion of the fighting and the belief in his skill, because he would not wait for darkness, because he would not need that, as he is certain that he is good enough to win a fight in broad daylight. Here we see the narrators pride.
Answer:
This was a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson used to defend freedom and liberty. I think he's basically saying that what's the point of doing things if we aren't granted our freedom in return.
Hope I helped :)