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Thus were combined in him the characteristics which have in all ages given to religion her martyrs, and to patriotism her self-sacrificing heroes.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar connects the qualities of freedom and moral sensibility to the characteristics of martyrs and heroes throughout history.

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