Sentence:  ‘Then the father has a great <WSD>fight</WSD> with his terrible conscience,' said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers? 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.