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What pride and love must we feel for the republic that calls such men to her high places?
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Hoar emphasizes the pride and admiration for the republic's leadership.
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One of the virtues of General Sheridan was that he knew when to act without orders.
Self-seeking political adventurers and demagogues have not been slow to take advantage of this feeling for their own purposes.
To yield to him was never the way to win his good will.
I am afraid they have of late yielded for a time to one strong temptation and missed an opportunity for still greater glory, that never will come back.
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