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George F. Hoar: “It is a lesson which many of them learn very late in life, that many a good cause has been jeopardized or lost by this…”

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It is a lesson which many of them learn very late in life, that many a good cause has been jeopardized or lost by this infirmity of men who are leaders on the righteous side.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar warns that good causes can suffer due to the shortcomings of their leaders.

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