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He stands before us as the undisputed founder of what is now recognized as American diplomacy. HE STANDS BEFORE US AS THE UNDISPUTED FOUNDER OF WHAT IS NOW RECOGNIZED AS AMERICAN DIPLOMACY
ther town ever produced two Presidents of the United States, an Ambassador to Great Britain, a Governor of the Commonwealth, a Mayor of Boston, two presidents of Harvard University, and judges, chief justices, statesmen, and orators in such quantity and of such quality? Truly this group of eminent men of brilliance, integrity, and public feeling is unique in our history. To read the biographies of Quincy's great men would comprise a studious winter's employment, but we, passing through the historic city, may hold up our fragment of a mirror and catch a bit of the procession. First and foremost, of course, will come President John Adams, he who, both before and after his term of high office, toiled terrifically in the public cause, being at the time of his election to Congress a member of ninety committees and a chairman of twenty-five! We see him as the portraits have taught us to see him, with strong, serious face,--austere, but not harsh,--velvet coat, white ruffles, and white curls. WHICH CAN EQUAL THE RECORD WHAT OTHER TOWN EVER PRODUCED TWO PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AN AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN A GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH A MAYOR OF BOSTON TWO PRESIDENTS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND JUDGES CHIEF JUSTICES STATESMEN AND ORATORS IN SUCH QUANTITY AND OF SUCH QUALITY TRULY THIS GROUP OF EMINENT MEN OF BRILLIANCE INTEGRITY AND PUBLIC FEELING IS UNIQUE IN OUR HISTORY TO READ THE BIOGRAPHIES OF QUINCY'S GREAT MEN WOULD COMPRISE A STUDIOUS WINTER'S EMPLOYMENT BUT WE PASSING THROUGH THE HISTORIC CITY MAY HOLD UP OUR FRAGMENT OF A MIRROR AND CATCH A BIT OF THE PROCESSION FIRST AND FOREMOST OF COURSE WILL COME PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS HE WHO BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER HIS TERM OF HIGH OFFICE TOILED TERRIFICALLY IN THE PUBLIC CAUSE BEING AT THE TIME OF HIS ELECTION TO CONGRESS A MEMBER OF NINETY COMMITTEES AND A CHAIRMAN OF TWENTY FIVE WE SEE HIM AS THE PORTRAITS HAVE TAUGHT US TO SEE HIM WITH STRONG SERIOUS FACE AUSTERE BUT NOT HARSH VELVET COAT WHITE RUFFLES AND WHITE CURLS
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