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He was absolutely incorruptible, either by money or by office.
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Hoar asserts the integrity and incorruptibility of a political figure, highlighting moral character in politics.
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Judge Hoar never doubted that the service of a clean, able, upright Circuit Court, appointed without political influence, and entirely acceptable to the public, was well worth the sacrifice.
To yield to him was never the way to win his good will.
It relates to matters more permanent than human life.
But, as I have already said, when the time came, he always subordinated his own desire to what he deemed the welfare of the public.
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