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George F. Hoar: “I only say that it has been my supreme good fortune to be the son of a Commonwealth among whose noble and high-minded…”

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I only say that it has been my supreme good fortune to be the son of a Commonwealth among whose noble and high-minded people a better and more fastidious habit has prevailed.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar expresses gratitude for being raised in a community with high moral standards.

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