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"WHAT HAS AMERICA DONE FOR ME AND FOR MY CHILDREN?" This question may not be spoken, but it is in the hearts of millions of Americans to-day. All those who attempt to teach Americanism to foreigners, AND TO AMERICANS, must be prepared TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. IT CAN ONLY BE ANSWERED, by teaching the individual guarantees of the Constitution of the United States, and of the States, which protect life and liberty and property. IT CAN ONLY BE ANSWERED by convincing the people that this is a land of justice and of opportunity for all; that if there be abuses, they are due not to our form of government, but that the people are themselves to blame, because of their ignorance of their rights, their failure to realize their power, and their neglect of those duties which citizenship imposes. "All over the land earnest men and women are endeavoring to teach the great truths of Americanism, and with substantial success; but those who understand human nature realize that the faith of our fathers can only be firmly established by lighting the fires of patriotism and loyalty in the hearts of our children. Through them the great truths of our national life can be brought into the homes of the land. And the nation will never be safe until the Constitution is carried into the homes, until at every fireside young and old, shall feel a new sense of security in the guarantees which are found in this great charter of human liberty, and a new feeling of gratitude for the blessings which it assures to this, and to all future generations." "THE CONSTITUTION IS OUR CHART." "These are unsettling, swirling times. The air is filled with strange cries, and stranger doctrines confront us, preached by men with unfamiliar names, preached with a passion that is startling, preached with a tenacity that is menacing. We have just emerged from a great struggle into which we threw our very life blood. It was a dislocating, profoundly disturbing time in our national life. We are reeling out of it, trying to regain our poise, trying to recover those temperate and moderate processes which spell security and happiness. It is not a time for repining, but it is a time for very sober reexamination of our processes, of our resources, moral as well as physical, and a very careful examination and consideration of what our true objectives are. It is very hard to block out a course unless you have some conception of what your destination is, and it is very difficult for us to exercise good judgment as to men and measures unless we have some normal standard of what we consider good. What is our objective? What are we trying to do in all this turmoil and all this pressure of conflicting forces? Why, we are trying to get back to the Constitution, to our institutions that have spelled security to the decades and have been the source from which we have derived our happiness and well being. The Constitution is our chart; let us love and venerate the Constitution by a renewed vision of study and examination of its blessed provisions." — Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State. Table of Contents Preface Chapter I The Judge's First Talk Chapter II Government Chapter III Liberty Chapter IV America—A Democracy Chapter V America—A Republic Chapter VI The Law Chapter VII The Constitution of the United States Chapter VIII The Making of the Constitution Chapter IX Freedom of Worship and Speech Chapter X Freedom of Assembly, etc. Chapter XI Unjust Search and Arrest Chapter XII Rights in Court Chapter XIII Life, Liberty and Property Chapter XIV Speedy Trial Chapter XV Further Rights in Court Chapter XVI Further Rights in Court Chapter XVII Further Rights in Court. No Slavery Chapter XVIII Citizen 's Rights in the States Chapter XIX Habeas Corpus Chapter XX Other Rights Chapter XXI No Foreign Titles or Presents Chapter XXII Further Provisions Chapter XXIII Government Under a King Chapter XXIV Repeal of the Constitution Chapter XXV Additions to the Constitution Chapter XXVI The Nineteenth Amendment A Word to Teachers and Others Declaration of Independence Constitution of the United States
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