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Sherman was not an eloquent man, except on some few occasions, when his simple statement without ornament or passion rose to the highest eloquence by reason of the impressiveness of his fact or of his reasoning.
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Hoar comments on Sherman's eloquence, noting that his straightforward statements could be profoundly impactful.
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