Readings In Civil Government

Author : J. R. Flickinger
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ISBN 13 : 9781330533345
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Civil Government written by J. R. Flickinger and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Civil Government: As Developed in the States and in the United States The aim of this book is to give a succinct account of the origin and development of local systems of government in the United States, and to trace the evolution of the National government from these local units. It is not written for the learned, but for the learners. The author has kept the limitations of his prospective readers constantly in mind, and has therefore eliminated much interesting and probably valuable material, which nevertheless appeared to be extraneous and not illuminating to the theme. The magnitude of the task was due to the fact that great condensation was absolutely necessary in order that the limits of an ordinary text-book might not be exceeded. How much wisdom has been shown in these discriminations must be left to the judgment of the critics. Heretofore, text-book writers on civil government have placed the emphasis on the National, rather than on the local, side of our political life, as if the growth of such ideas had been from above downward. This method has given students - the future citizens - a false conception of the genesis of all legitimate governments. Freeman has shown that the logical and historical order of political development has been from below upward, and it is certainly a matter of supreme importance, especially in a republic, that the young citizen should grasp this idea, and that he should realize the momentous importance of the principle. When this point of view is understood, it becomes apparent that the method of treatment had to be largely historical. Therefore no apology is offered for what may appear to some to be an undue amount of historical data. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.