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But for all his foreign residence, he was, like his father, a Puritan in its most exalted sense; like him toiled all his life in public service, dying in the harness when rising to address the Speaker of the House. BUT FOR ALL HIS FOREIGN RESIDENTS HE WAS LIKE HIS FATHER A PURITAN IN ITS MOST EXALTED SENSE LIKE HIM TOILED ALL HIS LIFE IN PUBLIC SERVICE DYING IN THE HARNESS WHEN RISING TO ADDRESS THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
 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. 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.  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 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
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