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George F. Hoar: “But I think if the men who signed that report, and the men who joined them in giving the assurance to the people, had…”

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But I think if the men who signed that report, and the men who joined them in giving the assurance to the people, had been earnest and zealous in the matter it is quite likely they could have prevented the action of the Convention.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar expresses his belief that more earnest efforts could have altered the Convention's actions.

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