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George F. Hoar: “Nothing strengthens men, nothing makes them so hard to hear reason, nothing so drives them to extremity in opinion or in…”

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Nothing strengthens men, nothing makes them so hard to hear reason, nothing so drives them to extremity in opinion or in action as persecution or proscription.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar reflects on the negative effects of persecution and proscription on individuals' reasoning and actions.

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