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George Boutwell: “With him there could be no genuine forgiveness, and his nature could not tolerate any degree of hypocrisy.”

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With him there could be no genuine forgiveness, and his nature could not tolerate any degree of hypocrisy.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Boutwell points out Grant's inability to forgive and his intolerance for hypocrisy in relationships.

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