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He did the thing that most needed to be done, the thing most effective at the time, the thing that no other man did or could do.
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Hoar highlights the importance of decisive action in leadership during critical moments.
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He proceeded to attack, to promote his own ambitions, the fair name and fame of the Commonwealth itself.
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