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With the exception of Reverdy Johnson of Maryland there is no record of a single manly remonstrance, or expression of disapproval from the lips of any prominent Southern man.
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Hoar critiques the lack of opposition from Southern leaders against injustices during his time.
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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.
It would have been a worse civil war than that of the Rebellion, because the country would have been divided not by sections, but by parties.
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