Least of all would it occur to me to utter a word in disparagement of your senior Senator, of whom it may be said with respectful and almost affectionate regard that he bears a warrant as authentic as that of the most distinguished of his predecessors to speak for the conscience and the culture of Massachusetts.
Reid respectfully acknowledges the authority of a senior senator, highlighting the senator's connection to Massachusetts' heritage.
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