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Excerpt from Twelve Americans: Their Lives and Times
The modern art of caricature and the every-day method of analyzing the individuality of public men have a great deal in common; with the preponder ance of truthful delineation very much in favor Of the former. Indeed, every public man in this country is, in one way or another, subjected to so searching and merciless an examination, obliged to Stand so constantly in the white light of unlimited public criticism, that the real wonder is, not that so few, but that so'' very many of them, stand the test and come out of the ordeal pure, unsullied, and guiltless of even the suspi cion of wrong. A belief to the contrary, which pre vails in some directions, is as dangerous as it is absurd. It has done much and continues to do much to injure the Republic, by undermining that faith in its institu tions upon which their existence and the Republic''s ex istence so largely depends.
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The modern art of caricature and the every-day method of analyzing the individuality of public men have a great deal in common; with the preponder ance of truthful delineation very much in favor Of the former. Indeed, every public man in this country is, in one way or another, subjected to so searching and merciless an examination, obliged to Stand so constantly in the white light of unlimited public criticism, that the real wonder is, not that so few, but that so'' very many of them, stand the test and come out of the ordeal pure, unsullied, and guiltless of even the suspi cion of wrong. A belief to the contrary, which pre vails in some directions, is as dangerous as it is absurd. It has done much and continues to do much to injure the Republic, by undermining that faith in its institu tions upon which their existence and the Republic''s ex istence so largely depends.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Howard Carroll
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265181393
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 520
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Contributors
Author
Howard Carroll
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332506248
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 522
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