The sensitive sympathies of property, in this commercial mart, may yet again recognize property in man; the watchful press itself may falter or fail; but the vantage-ground of free discussion now achieved cannot be lost.
Sumner warns that despite potential setbacks, the achievement of free discussion is irreversible.
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