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Excerpt from Ethics of Citizenship This leads to an exposition in Elements of Political Consistency of the view that a sound practical judgment lies at the root of all true con sistenc'y; and to an analysis of the conditions which combine to make the judgment sound. Democracy ana' Character, which follows, is an attempt to estimate the influences which a demo cratic form of society, especially when it is com mercial and industrial, tends to exercise upon moral character. It is not denied that there are reasons for misgiving and apprehension; but, as against these, grounds for confidence are sought, firstly, in the fact that there is already so much in democratic development to strengthen the belief in the worth and possibilities of men; and, secondly. 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.