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His independence of his own party led him to support a very much worse party domination, and to help to accomplish measures and establish principles to which he had been all his life utterly opposed.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “His independence of his own party led him to support a very much worse party domination, and to help to accomplish…”
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Hoar critiques the consequences of political independence that led to supporting opposing party policies.
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