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Editorial
June 12, 1793
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
The editorial condemns the spread of baseless rumors and suspicions in public affairs, likening it to private calumny, and sarcastically asserts that no false accusations have been made against the government by politicians or citizens.
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COMMUNICATION.
In private life he that raises and spreads evil and groundless reports of another is deemed a base calumniator. In public affairs the most groundless suspicions are varnished over with the pretence of the public good—and are imputed by the fabricators to be an extreme zeal for the interests of the people so honest as to be purblind. Happily for the peace of our country, we have no state quacks or politicians so careless or ignorant, as to make false charges—nor so bitter and so hasty, as to give them to the public full of blunders and inconsistencies that carry their own ridicule along with them! Who will pretend that even one false accusation has been made against our government either within the walls of Congress or among the body of the citizens?
In private life he that raises and spreads evil and groundless reports of another is deemed a base calumniator. In public affairs the most groundless suspicions are varnished over with the pretence of the public good—and are imputed by the fabricators to be an extreme zeal for the interests of the people so honest as to be purblind. Happily for the peace of our country, we have no state quacks or politicians so careless or ignorant, as to make false charges—nor so bitter and so hasty, as to give them to the public full of blunders and inconsistencies that carry their own ridicule along with them! Who will pretend that even one false accusation has been made against our government either within the walls of Congress or among the body of the citizens?
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Political Calumny
False Accusations
Public Good Pretense
Government Defense
Political Zeal
What entities or persons were involved?
Government
Congress
Politicians
Citizens
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Political Calumny And False Accusations
Stance / Tone
Sarcastic Defense Of Government Integrity
Key Figures
Government
Congress
Politicians
Citizens
Key Arguments
Spreading Groundless Reports In Private Life Is Base Calumny
In Public Affairs, Suspicions Are Disguised As Zeal For The Public Good
No False Charges Exist Against The Government Due To Politicians' Care
False Accusations Would Be Riddled With Blunders And Ridicule
No One Can Claim Even One False Accusation Against The Government