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I am not ready to admit that even Shakespeare worked on a higher plane, or was a greater power on earth, than King Alfred or George Washington, even if it be that he will survive them both in the memory of man.
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Hoar challenges the notion that literary figures like Shakespeare hold a higher significance than historical leaders such as King Alfred or George Washington.
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