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It is my earnest wish that the United States in making peace should follow the same high rule of conduct which guided it in facing war.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “It is my earnest wish that the United States in making peace should follow the same high rule of conduct which guided it…”
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Hoar expresses a desire for the U.S. to maintain high ethical standards in peace negotiations as it did in war.
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