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George F. Hoar: “I concluded by saying that I knew they would not come to my way of thinking that afternoon or that week, but that they…”

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I concluded by saying that I knew they would not come to my way of thinking that afternoon or that week, but that they were sure to come to it in the end.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar expresses his belief that while immediate agreement was unlikely, he was confident that his perspective would eventually prevail.

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