We do not drag members of the Cabinet or the President to testify before a committee, in aid of legislation; but I say, without hesitation, they can claim no immunity which does not belong equally to the humblest citizen.
He argues that all citizens, regardless of status, should have equal rights to immunity in legislative inquiries.
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