God knows a man can die in no better cause than in vindicating the rights of debate on this floor; and I have only to ask, that, if the principle is to be approved by the majority, and to become part and parcel of the law of Congress, it may be distinctly understood.
Sumner passionately defends the importance of free debate in Congress, emphasizing its value even at the cost of one's life.
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