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George F. Hoar: “I think his grave, scholarly style, and his powerful reasoning, the propriety, dignity and moderation with which he…”

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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.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar praises a colleague's scholarly demeanor and reasoning as exemplary of Senate conduct.

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