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If Senators are to be considered to any degree as ambassadors of their States, it would seem proper that they should not be compelled to hear any reproachful language about the State they represent.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “If Senators are to be considered to any degree as ambassadors of their States, it would seem proper that they should not…”
Editor's note · Context
Hoar argues for the dignity of Senators in representing their states and avoiding reproachful language.
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