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Those persons who did not go to the war may, perhaps, possess at least this advantage, that they can form an impartial opinion of the merits of those who did.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “Those persons who did not go to the war may, perhaps, possess at least this advantage, that they can form an impartial…”
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Hoar argues that those who did not fight in the war may have a clearer perspective on its merits.
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I took a great interest in the founding of the famous Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and I was the first person named in its Act of Incorporation.
Never rode to the wrong's redressing A worthier paladin.
The honor and good fame of our beloved State is far above any question of party.
But I confess I like to leave on record, if I may, some evidence which will contradict the charge so constantly made by critics near home, that I am a man of intense partisan and personal bitterness.
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