But when his end is purely unselfish, when the love of country or the desire to save her life by giving his own has entire mastery of the soul, all mankind are agreed to award the good soldier a glory which it bestows nowhere else.
Hoar reflects on the nobility of selfless sacrifice for one's country.
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