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One of his passages describing the office-seekers tumbling over each other like pigs to a trough will be long remembered.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “One of his passages describing the office-seekers tumbling over each other like pigs to a trough will be long…”
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Hoar recalls a memorable description of office-seekers, illustrating the competitive nature of politics.
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