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Its leading men--Saltonstall, Reed, Lawrence, Lincoln, Briggs, Allen, Ashmun, Choate, Winthrop, Davis, Everett, and their associates--were men whose private and public honor was without a stain.
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Hoar lists prominent figures in the political organization known for their integrity.
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