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George F. Hoar: “I could not undertake to state President McKinley's opinion, conduct or policy, without expressing my disapproval of it…”

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I could not undertake to state President McKinley's opinion, conduct or policy, without expressing my disapproval of it, and if I did not do that, I could not state it without being thought by those who heartily approved it, not to have stated it justly and fairly.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar explains the necessity of expressing his disapproval of President McKinley's policies when discussing them.

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