Task: Assess the valence intensity of the snippet, providing a rating between 0 (most negative) and 1 (most positive), reflecting the emotional depth conveyed in the message.
Snippet: Most of all, Carl Holman was, as The New Yorker's Elizabeth Drew put it, a ''wise and gentle man,'' a conciliator who could reach out to blacks, whites, Democrats, Republicans, executives and the unemployed.
Intensity score: 