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I was found with some difficulty and went in and made a brief speech which I ended by saying: "If I shall fail to satisfy you, the trust you have so freely conferred you can as freely recall.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “I was found with some difficulty and went in and made a brief speech which I ended by saying: "If I shall fail to…”
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Hoar expresses his willingness to accept the consequences of his nomination and the trust placed in him by others.
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