<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlipiga mbio kwa ajili ya Congress kutoka Massachusetts na, revitalized, aliwahi kwa miaka 18, hasa kusaidia kuangusha shameful gag sheria ambayo marufuku kusoma ya anti-utumwa maombi juu ya sakafu ya Bunge.  <response>: He ran for Congress from Massachusetts and, revitalized, served for 18 years--notably helping to overturn the shameful gag rule that forbade the reading of anti-slavery petitions on the floor of the House. 