On the record
I do not think we should acquire Cuba, as the result of the existing war, to be annexed to the United States.
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Hoar states his belief that the U.S. should not annex Cuba as a result of the war, showcasing his anti-imperialist stance.
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His life, so far as he took part in political affairs, was devoted to objects wholly public, never personal.
When the treaty was signed, the struggle began between freedom and slavery for the control of this imperial domain.
It relates to matters more permanent than human life.
The irrepressible conflict had to be fought out.
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