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George F. Hoar: “So far as I have been able to exert any influence upon the history of my country during the long conflict now happily…”

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So far as I have been able to exert any influence upon the history of my country during the long conflict now happily past, it has been in opposition to him, to the party to which he belonged, to the opinions which he held, I am sure, quite as zealously and conscientiously as I hold my own.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar emphasizes his commitment to his beliefs while opposing Senator Harris and his party.

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