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Editorial
August 2, 1787
The New York Journal, And Weekly Register
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
An editorial quotes an ingenious foreigner asserting that a state's prosperity depends on agriculture, industry, knowledge, and the liberty allowing them to flourish, rather than on any single individual. It emphasizes that great leaders emerge in societies that value and permit them.
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An ingenious foreigner makes the following observation, which should be printed in large letters, framed, and put up in all houses promiscuously :
"There is a general prejudice that the prosperity of a state depends on a single individual." Where is that Phoenix to be found? There are always two pretenders, who cry at once, I am the man; and a thousand voices exclaiming on each side, he is the man. "The prosperity of a state, be its extent what it may," depends on its agriculture, its industry, "its knowledge, and on the degree of liberty with which those three objects can exert themselves in every way. This is the grand truth to be impressed on every mind. Let one great man die in a country where great men are properly prized; stamp on the ground, and ten such men will start up, multitudes will appear, when every body is at liberty to stand as a candidate."
"There is a general prejudice that the prosperity of a state depends on a single individual." Where is that Phoenix to be found? There are always two pretenders, who cry at once, I am the man; and a thousand voices exclaiming on each side, he is the man. "The prosperity of a state, be its extent what it may," depends on its agriculture, its industry, "its knowledge, and on the degree of liberty with which those three objects can exert themselves in every way. This is the grand truth to be impressed on every mind. Let one great man die in a country where great men are properly prized; stamp on the ground, and ten such men will start up, multitudes will appear, when every body is at liberty to stand as a candidate."
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
State Prosperity
Agriculture
Industry
Knowledge
Liberty
Great Men
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
State Prosperity Depends On Systemic Factors Not Individuals
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Collective And Systemic Prosperity Over Reliance On Great Men
Key Arguments
Prosperity Of A State Does Not Depend On A Single Individual
Always Multiple Pretenders Claiming To Be The Essential Leader
Prosperity Depends On Agriculture, Industry, Knowledge, And Liberty
Great Men Emerge Plentifully In Societies That Prize Liberty And Allow Candidacy