I conjure to my friends on no account to make me the subject of any monument, memorial or testimonial whatsoever. I rest my claims to the remembrance of my country upon my published works.And yet the citizens of Portsmouth, where he was born, have now put up a statue to him.
Is it somehow wrong to put up a statue to a man who didn't want any, in the sense that really honoring him would mean doing what he asked? Or was he just engaging in a silly sort of reverse pride, so that the wishes of the majority should override his requests?
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He may have meant it; however, the City of Portsmouth cannot be considered one of his "friends". I think it's ok.
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