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If the sentiment of Patriotism, and love of Liberty and Union are to be dominant in this Republic, we cannot measure the value of the influence of Daniel Webster and the speech in reply to Hayne.
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Hoar reflects on the lasting impact of Daniel Webster's advocacy for patriotism and unity in America.
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He would undoubtedly have taken a very high place in the public and official life of his generation if he had found himself in accord with either of the great political parties.
It will be better for his reputation that the chapter of that history which relates to him shall be written by a historian with a full and clear sense of those faults and infirmities, concealing nothing, and extenuating nothing.
It would have been a worse civil war than that of the Rebellion, because the country would have been divided not by sections, but by parties.
His election as Governor extracted the people from the mire of Know Nothingism.
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