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1.The essay “Of Followers and Friends” is an essay written by Francis bacon, an eminent English philosopher during the 16th century.
He discusses in detail the dangers of collecting “Followers”, those who may or may not be friends but who latch onto a person for their own gain, for the benefit of the person to whom they attach themselves.
He is warning of followers who align themselves with a person solely because they want to harm a third person. He points out, many disagreements among the political clues which would be the result of the false information designed to create a disagreements. The author singles out followers such as spies, which he calls” espials”, as particularly dangerous because they are efficient in gossips.
Lastly Bacon advises that the most honourable course is some few friends, warning at the same time, that friendship is rare among equals. He concludes that true friends are the best advisers and followers.
2.Bacon warns and advises the followers who assign themselves with a person solely because it is their intention to harm the third person. It may be pointed out that many disagreements among the political class are the result of false information designed by these followers to create a disagreement.
3. According to bacon, the policy of equality is good in the government. He argues that highly professional man and equally ranked is often appointed to form the government, for support and guidance than that of virtuous. However, he goes on to argue that by attributing them such honor makes them arrogant and the rest dissatisfied. He also suggests that appointing a person who is lower in rank will make him thankful and the rest officious.
4. By factious followers, Bacon meant those followers who are dangerous, those which follow not upon affections to him who they range themselves, but rather upon the discontentment conceived against other to openly follow what is illegal and harmful for the companion.
B. 1. Bacon advises that one should not trust anybody at first to hand over all the confidential right after appointing him because they cannot digest too much respect and honour at once. It is like giving them the extraordinary freedom to decide everything by themselves.
2. The given text is an extract from Francis Bacon’s essay “Of Followers and Friends”. Bacon talks about those people who are ‘costly followers’. Slowly and gradually these people develop an unnecessary liking towards us. While their aim to get closer to us is quite narrow and selfish, they only want to extract their benefit out of us. The more such type of followers we have the lesser our resources would be. These followers are not only costly but also trouble makers. Bacon advises to stay away from such followers.
C. Bacon cautious the readers about certain followers or so called “friend” and their association with us. The context emphasize the idea that individual must exercise a severe judgement and analysis in selecting followers. Costly followers are ones that increase connectivity but decreases individual effectiveness. Factious followers are also to be often considered before a person gets involved in the discontentment for they conceive thoughts against some other. The glorious follower assigns themselves with a person solely because it is their intention to harm the third person. Spies which Bacon calls ‘espials’ disclosed one’s secrets to others. The most honourable followers are those who can perceive and understand the situations, advance virtues and also the views of all sorts of people.
2. he cautions his readers about the different kinds of followers that are collected during the process of life. He opens his essay by talking about one of those people who are “Costly Followers”. He emphasizes that these people, slowly and gradually develop an unnecessary liking towards us, while the aim to get closer is quite narrow and selfish and only wants to extract their benefits. Such followers should be avoided as they are also wearisome and will harass anyone for their benefit.
“Ordinary Followers”, according to the author are not like the “Costly Followers”, however, they should only expect approval, support, recommendation and protection from wrongs
“factious followers”, according to the author they follow you not because they like you but they hate others more than you.
3. A person having a certain estate of men, and one who in person is himself and is assigned as a profession can be determined a trustworthy follower. They are those who know and honour the civil duties laid before him by state or authority and are well assembled even to face the different challenge that comes his way. No matter how well he sweeps of his duty, better than other, he does not take pride on his popularity. They are the most honorable person armored which many people lack and yearn for.
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