Hitherto he has figured but in one character, the assailant of Slavery; henceforth he will be also the accredited assertor and champion of the most sacred right of freedom of speech, and as such will command tenfold greater consideration.
Sumner predicts that his role will expand from merely opposing slavery to also defending freedom of speech.
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