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Q. What did "The Columbian Orator" have to say about defining "a good life?"
G.P. Bingham's model of republican virtue is expressed in his "Dialogue on the choice of business for life"

(p. 152). The character "Edward" speaks of his goal to be a farmer and a teacher:
I have neither father nor mother to excite my gratitude, or stimulate my exertions. But I wish to behave in

such a manner, that if my parents could look down and observe my actions, they might approve my
conduct. Of my family, neither root nor branch remains: all have paid the debt of nature. They left a name
for honesty; and I esteem that higher than a pretended title to greatness. They have left me a small farm,
which, though not enough for my support, will, with my own industry, be sufficient. For employment to
pass away the winter season, I have determined upon keeping a school for my neighbours' children.

*Gary Pavela is a Senior Tutor at Integrity Seminars. He has an M.A. in Intellectual History from Wesleyan
University, a law degree from the University of Illinois, and was a Fellow at the University of Wisconsin Center for
Behavioral Science and Law. He clerked for Judge Alfred P. Murrah of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Tenth Circuit and was a faculty member for the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C. (the training arm of
the United States Courts). In 2002 Gary was designated a "Fellow" of the National Association of College and
University Attorneys. Fellows of the Association are identified as individuals who have "brought distinction to
higher education and to the practice of law on behalf of colleges and universities across the nation." He also served
on the Board of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University and is a past president of the International
Center for Academic Integrity.

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