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On the other hand, my method is the method of absolute freedom and of pure reason.
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Hoar contrasts his approach of promoting freedom and reason with more restrictive methods.
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Judge Hoar never doubted that the service of a clean, able, upright Circuit Court, appointed without political influence, and entirely acceptable to the public, was well worth the sacrifice.
However any political antagonist might dislike him, every antagonist must respect him, and nobody could laugh at him.
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.
Self-seeking political adventurers and demagogues have not been slow to take advantage of this feeling for their own purposes.
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