Editing Resignation (section)

==Delivery==
For many public figures, primarily departing politicians, resignation is an opportunity to deliver a valedictory [[resignation speech]] in which they can elucidate the circumstances of their exit from office and in many cases deliver a powerful speech which often commands much attention. This can be used to great political effect, particularly as, subsequent to resigning, government ministers are no longer bound by [[collective responsibility]] and can speak with greater freedom about current issues.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}

"Spending more time with family" is a common reason credited during public resignations,<ref name="Daly1996">{{cite book|last=Daly|first=Kerry|title=Families & Time: Keeping Pace in a Hurried Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUd2AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA117|year=1996|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-4522-4888-2|page=117}}</ref><ref name="FriedmanGreenhaus2000">{{cite book|last1=Friedman|first1=Stewart D.|last2=Greenhaus|first2=Jeffrey H.|title=Work and Family--Allies or Enemies?: What Happens When Business Professionals Confront Life Choices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fevFQmjzVAAC&pg=PA152|year=2000|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-802725-6|page=152}}</ref> especially as a euphemism when receding from scandal.<ref name="Smith2014">{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Nick|title=Justice through Apologies: Remorse, Reform, and Punishment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EMoNAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA29|year=2014|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-86730-6|page=29}}</ref>