“I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account.”
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Preston Brooks
Preston Brooks, born on August 5, 1819 and died on January 27, 1857, was an American lawyer and advocate. He is known for a famous violent incident during the American Civil War. more
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