Orators Of The Age: Comprising Portraits; Critical, Biographical And Descriptive (1847) - Hardcover

British subject in those public men whose conduct and personal character so much influence the affairs of this country, may be held to be a reason for the publication of the sketches contained in the following pages. TJ ae, Lut-hoxis qaf Joao that on no other plea can He hope to escape a.i oovious imputation of presumption. in i Rthe enould have arrogated to himself the function of pronouncing judgment on some of our most distinguished cotemporaries. He further urges, that he has striven, however unsuccessfully, to study his various subjects in the spirit of strict impartiality; and that his impressions are the result of constant observation and a long personal experience. Believing that public men are, in at least a large majority of cases, actuated by honorable motives and objects, he has rather sought to discover the good that is in them, than to dwell upon errors for which party is generally more responsible than the individual.
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