The position, [there's a sharp edge in there,] means nothing to me and I'm liable to be removed from it the instant someone else is put in charge of the project. If that happens sooner because I refuse to conduct this research, so be it-- But I will not pretend I find it acceptable instead only to lie about my findings--to, I remind you, a rifter, as I report to the Provost.

I will not make that breach of trust. I will not ask others to do it.