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could be trusted to stick through thick and thin to a col­
| league in a difficulty. That he was unselfish follows from
this as a matter of course. But it is necessary to study his
career closely to realize the full height of the spirit of self-
sacrifice which he more than once showed. His patriot­
; ism, too, was of a deep and abiding character. Next to
his religious faith it was the strongest of his characteristics,
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colouring all his actions, and ever influencing his thoughts
in times of crisis. A strong, essentially “ straight ” man
he passes almost without question into the glorious com­
pany of Empire builders in the pages of history.
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