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It is utterly uncongenial to the spirit of true Americanism, and will never have any considerable permanent strength.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar critiques the anti-Catholic sentiment as fundamentally un-American and lacking lasting power.

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