The orator that does not persuade men that righteousness is on his side will seldom persuade them to think or act as he desires; and if he fail in that he fails in his object; and the orator who has not in fact righteousness on his side will in general fail so to persuade them.
Hoar argues that an orator must align with righteousness to effectively persuade their audience and achieve their goals.
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He would undoubtedly have taken a very high place in the public and official life of his generation if he had found himself in accord with either of the great political parties.
The irrepressible conflict had to be fought out.
Self-seeking political adventurers and demagogues have not been slow to take advantage of this feeling for their own purposes.
Judge Hoar strenuously insisted that the Judges of the newly created Circuit Courts of the United States should be made up of the best lawyers, without Senatorial dictation.
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