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Like James Tallmadge, he was inordinately ambitious for public life, and his amiability admirably fitted him for it; but like Tallmadge, he was not always governed by principle so much as policy.
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This quote reflects on the ambition and character of a political figure, noting the tension between personal ambition and principled governance.
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