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George F. Hoar: “I go to Washington as a Democrat, but with full knowledge that my party does not contain all the right or all the wrong…”

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I go to Washington as a Democrat, but with full knowledge that my party does not contain all the right or all the wrong in it.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar acknowledges the complexities of party affiliation and the nuances of political beliefs.

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