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George F. Hoar: “A nation will survive a corrupt minister or monarch, but a corrupt people must surely and speedily perish.”

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A nation will survive a corrupt minister or monarch, but a corrupt people must surely and speedily perish.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

This statement underscores the idea that while corrupt leaders can be endured, a corrupt populace is doomed to fail.

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