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George F. Hoar: “Indeed in my opinion the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 was as nearly a perfect system of government as was ever…”

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Indeed in my opinion the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 was as nearly a perfect system of government as was ever devised.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar expresses his admiration for the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, calling it nearly perfect.

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