So I think it is rarely safe for a man who is in political life for public, and not for personal ends, and who values the political principles which he professes, to decline any position of power, either from modesty, doubt of his own ability, or from a desire to be generous to other men.
Hoar argues that it is unwise for politicians to decline positions of power due to modesty or self-doubt.
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