ng to do, but to take care of the public" (Gilbert 86). He is declaring how people will be more likely to be patriots for the public good when they have no more self interest left to gain. It is this self-interest that Swift loathed mostly about men.Although many people dismiss Swift as an utter pessimist who had no regard for human goodness at all, not many know of Swift's zeal for finding good-natured, virtuous people. "Swift loved merit wherever he found it, and never seemed more delighted, than when he could draw it out from obscurity, into an advantageous light, and exalt it there."(Gilbert 37).In 1710, Tory ministers recruited Swift to write for them. The Tories realized that their control of the country depended upon how well the presented their case to the public and the government. There was no better man for this job than Jonathan Swift. His four years writing with the Tories were extremely prolific, but very representative of the era, and that era only.His first political writing job was a column for the Examiner newspaper. For this column, he wrote Tory propaganda that reproached the Whigs and boasted the merits of his party. Swift's writings were energetic and powerful statements of purpose that made the Whigs seem like hypocrites, while he still retained an aura that the piece was being written from a neutral point of view. This apparent neutral standing gave his ideas more substance, as he sounded like he had been convinced that the Tories were naturally superior.Although Swift was publishing his articles anonymously, he became well- known around England's courts and social circles. Discovering this influence, he influenced some London printers and showed off his affection for helping the poor and needy by arranging special care for people in need.Swift greatest challenge to date came in 1711 when he was asked to write The Conduct of the Allies. This pamphlet was a carefully planned piece of government propaganda that per...
