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George F. Hoar: “I have been told by many Senators who voted for the Treaty, that they regretted that vote more than any other act of…”

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I have been told by many Senators who voted for the Treaty, that they regretted that vote more than any other act of their lives.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar shares that many Senators who supported the treaty later expressed regret about their decision.

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