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He stood like a rock when Ohio and the whole West seemed to be going against him, and when the statesmanship even of John Sherman was of the willow and not of the oak.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “He stood like a rock when Ohio and the whole West seemed to be going against him, and when the statesmanship even of…”
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Hoar admires Garfield's resilience in the face of political opposition during a critical time.
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