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So a great many men are active and busy in such organizations, who would be equally active and busy in movements founded on precisely the opposite doctrines, if they could as well find their advancement in them.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “So a great many men are active and busy in such organizations, who would be equally active and busy in movements founded…”
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Hoar reflects on the motivations of individuals involved in organizations, suggesting their actions are often driven by personal advancement rather than ideology.
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