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I think we shall like best to study him as he stands at the door of the little house in which he was born, and which, with its pitch roof, its antique door and eaves, is still preserved, close to the street, for public scrutiny. Next to President John Adams comes his son, John Quincy Adams, also a President of the United States. Spending much of his time abroad, the experience of those diplomatic years is graven upon features more subtly refined than those of his sire. I THINK WE SHALL LIKE BEST TO STUDY HIM AS HE STANDS AT THE DOOR OF THE LITTLE HOUSE IN WHICH HE WAS BORN AND WHICH WITH ITS PITCH ROOF ITS ANTIQUE DOOR AND EAVES IS STILL PRESERVED CLOSE TO THE STREET FOR PUBLIC SCRUTINY NEXT TO PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS COMES HIS SON JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ALSO A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SPENDING MUCH OF HIS TIME ABROAD THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE DIPLOMATIC YEARS IS GRAVEN UPON FEATURES MORE SUBTLE AND REFINED THAN THOSE OF HIS SIRE
y 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. He stands before us as the undisputed founder of what is now recognized as American diplomacy. Straightforward, sound to the core, unswerving, veracious, exemplifying in every act the candor of the Puritan, so congruous with the new simple life of a nation of common people. ANTITY 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 HE STANDS BEFORE US AS THE UNDISPUTED FOUNDER OF WHAT IS NOW RECOGNIZED AS AMERICAN DIPLOMACY STRAIGHTFORWARD SOUND TO THE CORE UNSWERVING VORACIOUS EXEMPLIFYING IN EVERY ACT THE CANDOR OF THE PURITAN SO CONGRUOUS WITH THE NEW SIMPLE LIFE OF A NATION OF COMMON PEOPLE
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