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George F. Hoar: “To nominate him would be to go back to the early habit of placing the greatest and wisest statesmen of the country in…”

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To nominate him would be to go back to the early habit of placing the greatest and wisest statesmen of the country in its highest offices.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar reflects on the tradition of appointing esteemed statesmen to high offices.

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