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I have had during my whole life to deal with that most difficult of all political problems, the relation to each other, in a Republic, of men of different races.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “I have had during my whole life to deal with that most difficult of all political problems, the relation to each other…”
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Hoar reflects on the complex political dynamics between different racial groups in a republic, acknowledging the challenges of governance.
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