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It would be harder to find a leading supporter of General Butler who will say that he deems him honest, truthful, disinterested, or incapable of using power to gratify both his ambition and his revenge.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “It would be harder to find a leading supporter of General Butler who will say that he deems him honest, truthful…”
Editor's note · Context
Hoar expresses skepticism about the integrity of General Butler's supporters.
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