The Working Of The American Democracy An Address Delivered Before The Fraternity Phibk Of Harvard University June 28 1888

Author : Charles J. Bonaparte
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484018067
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Our National Dangers, Real and Unreal: An Oration; Delivered Before Harvard Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa; In Sanders Theatre, Thursday, June 29, 1899 written by Charles J. Bonaparte and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our National Dangers, Real and Unreal: An Oration; Delivered Before Harvard Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa; In Sanders Theatre, Thursday, June 29, 1899 Less than half a year's space separates us today from the one hundredth anniversary of Washington's death. Of the great services of that great man to his and our country, I deem none greater than the wise counsel of his Farewell Address. There may be, it would seem that there are, some among us who think this out of date and believe themselves qualified to furnish a substitute. I do not pause to compare such men with its author, or to speculate whether any one of them will live in the memory of his country men a hundred days after his body shall be laid in the grave; I content myself with saying that I do not agree with them. In the Farewell Address we are reminded that ln proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened. Of no government is this more eminently characteristic than of that which Washington, perhaps more than any other man, aided to frame for the nation to which he, certainly more than any other man, gave being. I may, then, claim the warrant of his authority when I ask of this old and honored learned society, as the ful filment of a patriotic duty, its aid in enlightening public Opinion at a moment when our government must deal with new and grave problems, when our country is threatened by new and grave dangers. 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.