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But in spite of the horror and indignation that the people of the South felt for John Brown's raid he did full justice to the heroic quality of the man.
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Hoar acknowledges the complex legacy of John Brown, recognizing both the horror of his actions and his heroic qualities.
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It will be better for his reputation that the chapter of that history which relates to him shall be written by a historian with a full and clear sense of those faults and infirmities, concealing nothing, and extenuating nothing.
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