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George Boutwell: “On no man in public life in this generation were there more frequent charges and insinuations of wrong-doing, and in…”

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On no man in public life in this generation were there more frequent charges and insinuations of wrong-doing, and in this generation there has been no man in public life who was freer from all occasion for such insinuations and charges.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

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Boutwell reflects on the integrity of a public figure amidst accusations of wrongdoing.

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