Have sympathy for the great martyrs of the past, for those who wear the civic crown, if you will,--but I tell you that that gentleman in Washington who now lies upon a bed of pain, whose life it may be is hanging in the balance, needs no sympathy from us.
Sumner urges his audience to focus on the needs of those who have suffered for liberty rather than misplaced sympathy for individuals.
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