Beyond that sentiment of duty which is with me a rule of life, I am encouraged to this effort by the hope that, even if the present Committee cannot be corrected in conformity with Parliamentary Law, its incompetency is so clearly exposed that it will be powerless hereafter as a precedent.
Sumner articulates his commitment to exposing the incompetency of a committee, hoping to prevent future precedents.
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