THE AMERICAN CITIZEN BY CHARLES F. DOLE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BOSTON, U.S.A. D. C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS 1898 594408 COPYRIGHT, 1891, Norwood Press : J. S. Cushing & Co. - Berwick & Smith. ΤΟ AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP after the type of Washington, the Adamses, and Lincoln, noble, devoted, disinterested, magnanimous, fearless, reverent, this book is dedicated. PREFACE. THERE seems to be a growing demand for the more adequate teaching of morals in the schools, especially with reference to the making of good citizens. But it is difficult to teach morals directly, or apart from the concrete subjects about which moral questions grow. Neither can sound morals be taught at all, without the touch of enthusiasm. We have, however, in the great and interesting subjects of the conduct of governments, business, and society, precisely the kind of material to furnish us indirectly with innumerable moral examples. The consideration of the public good, the welfare of the nation, or the interests of mankind, lies in the very region where patriotic emotion and moral enthusiasm are most naturally kindled. The design of this book grew out of a smaller one, The Citizen and the Neighbor, which, though intended for a very limited use, was received with such kindly favor by teachers and others, as to encourage me to try to meet a larger need. I have had specially in view the large class of boys and girls in the upper grades of grammar schools and in high schools, or academies, as well as many adults who may wish to make a beginning in the study of citizenship. Only a few scholars can be expected to go to college or to take a thorough course in Political Economy and Politics. But all must become citizens |