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many minds," from license to its true import. Mul- 

 titudes, especially of the foreign born, fail to real- 

 ize that " liberty is the result of law, and not 

 the absence of law." This misapprehension makes 

 for discontent and unrest. How many of the grade 

 pupils in the public schools and undergraduates of our 

 colleges could give a clear, comprehensive definition 

 of liberty? Few, when they first learn to lisp the 

 decalogue, comprehend its meaning; but, implanted 

 in the childish minds, the impression of these divine 

 commands deepen and broaden with the mental 

 growth, and thus unconsciously have become potent, 

 if not dominant, factors in the making of moral char- 

 acter throughout civilization. Why, by methods 

 analogous, should not our pupils in the public schools 

 be early taught simple, concise and comprehensive defi- 

 nitions of liberty and other principles that make up the 

 foundation of democracy? 



