| | Obituary of Thomas Hare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Hare as a lawyer were untiring industry and clearness of intellectual vision, and he has left behind him a monument of both these qualities in the shape of "Hares Reports in Chancery," a series extending from 1841 to 1853, which still forms an essential part of every barristers library. |
 | | Hares system of preferential and proportional representation would have been and would be, if it were practicable, of great value in preserving the rights of minorities, in securing the due representation of various interests, and in impressing upon the franchise holder the greatness of his privileges and his responsibilities. |
 | | Hare retired from the active performance of his duties at the Charity Commission three or four years ago, but up to the last days of his life he retained the keen interest in public affairs, the charm of manner, and the modest demeanour which had been characteristic of him through life. |
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