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When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech

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When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech

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The beating of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 by Rep. Preston Brooks over a speech against slavery sparked a nationwide debate over free speech, political violence and the relationship between the two.

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In similar vein, allow me to present Andrew “Motherfucker” Jackson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_violent_incidents_involving_Andrew_Jackson

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