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George F. Hoar: “I would rather the United States should occupy the position of paying that award, after calling the attention of England…”

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I would rather the United States should occupy the position of paying that award, after calling the attention of England to its injustice and wrong, than to occupy the position of England when she pocketed the money.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar prefers that the United States acknowledge the injustice of the award while still complying with it.

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