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Foreign News
September 5, 1766
Rind's Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia
What is this article about?
The Great Commoner proposes forming a team of patriotic noblemen and gentlemen to serve in the administration without fees or rewards, allocating all office emoluments to public use, provided he can act on his principles without interference.
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It is said that the Great Commoner has lately made the following patriotic Proposal: That, upon condition he was permitted to act upon his own Principles for the public Good, without any one interfering, he would get four or five Noblemen and Gentlemen, whose Patriotism is as unquestionable as his own, who, together with himself, would with the greatest Alacrity serve their Country without Fee or Reward; and that they would not accept or desire the smallest share of the Emoluments belonging to the Offices they would fill in the Administration, but that the same should be entirely appropriated to the Use of the Public.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Great Commoner
Patriotic Proposal
Public Administration
Service Without Reward
Emoluments To Public
What entities or persons were involved?
The Great Commoner
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The Great Commoner
Event Details
The Great Commoner has made a patriotic proposal: if permitted to act on his own principles for the public good without interference, he would recruit four or five noblemen and gentlemen of unquestionable patriotism, including himself, to serve their country in the administration with greatest alacrity without fee or reward, appropriating all emoluments to public use.