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Editorial
December 1, 1823
New Hampshire Statesman
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Editorial praising republicanism in the U.S., highlighting ex-presidents' voluntary retirement, contributions to literature and sciences, and enjoyment of simple, benevolent lives without pomp, contrasting with old world monarchs and ancient Egyptian posthumous judgments.
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West Jersey Gazette.
REPUBLICANISM.
The monarchs of the old world may learn from those sovereign citizens, the ex-presidents of the United States, the worth of an educated nation; who having made large contributions to literature, and the sciences, live in voluntary retirement from supreme authority at ages beyond the ordinary period of European existence, enjoying the noble recreations of books and benevolence without guards for their protection or pomp for their disguise, accessible, admired protected and immortalised.—The Egyptians pronounced posthumous judgment on their kings; we try our president while living in canonised resignation and award to those deserving it an exquisite fore taste of immortality.
West Jersey Gazette.
REPUBLICANISM.
The monarchs of the old world may learn from those sovereign citizens, the ex-presidents of the United States, the worth of an educated nation; who having made large contributions to literature, and the sciences, live in voluntary retirement from supreme authority at ages beyond the ordinary period of European existence, enjoying the noble recreations of books and benevolence without guards for their protection or pomp for their disguise, accessible, admired protected and immortalised.—The Egyptians pronounced posthumous judgment on their kings; we try our president while living in canonised resignation and award to those deserving it an exquisite fore taste of immortality.
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Republicanism
Ex Presidents
Educated Nation
Voluntary Retirement
Benevolence
Immortality
What entities or persons were involved?
Ex Presidents Of The United States
Monarchs Of The Old World
Egyptians
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Praise Of Republicanism Via Ex Presidents
Stance / Tone
Admiring And Exhortative
Key Figures
Ex Presidents Of The United States
Monarchs Of The Old World
Egyptians
Key Arguments
Ex Presidents Demonstrate Worth Of Educated Nation Through Contributions To Literature And Sciences
They Retire Voluntarily From Authority At Advanced Ages
Enjoy Books And Benevolence Without Guards Or Pomp
Accessible, Admired, Protected, And Immortalized
Contrast To Egyptian Posthumous Judgments On Kings
U.S. Awards Living Presidents Deserving Immortality In Resignation