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But an opportunity came soon after, to send him first to Russia, and then to Germany, where he has represented what is best in the character, ability, desire, interest and scholarship of the American people.
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Hoar praises a representative's contributions to American diplomacy in Russia and Germany.
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His election as Governor extracted the people from the mire of Know Nothingism.
He indignantly rejected it, and declared he would not eat a creature that he loved.
Judge Hoar never doubted that the service of a clean, able, upright Circuit Court, appointed without political influence, and entirely acceptable to the public, was well worth the sacrifice.
He would undoubtedly have taken a very high place in the public and official life of his generation if he had found himself in accord with either of the great political parties.
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