I think his grave, scholarly style, and his powerful reasoning, the propriety, dignity and moderation with which he dealt with important subjects, made him nearly the finest example of Senatorial behavior I have ever known.
Hoar praises a colleague's scholarly demeanor and reasoning as exemplary of Senate conduct.
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