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munity. He may be making a specialized contribution to society as a 

 whole. That is not enough. Neither intelligence, democracy, nor edu- 

 cation will admit that it is enough. The citizen has an obligation to 

 sustain, for himself and for the coming generations, the society which 

 gives him the opportunity to be happy and useful. If the society can 

 ]>e improved, he is obliged to improve it. He must attend to all its 

 problems, or the problems will attend to him. 



A society is sustained by the natural resources which underlie it. 

 Vegetation is the basic organic resource. Through it all life is 

 channeled. There is not enough vegetation, particularly of the more 

 useful kinds. What there is does not average high in quality. The 

 result is a diseased society. The democratic citizen is obligated to use 

 his influence and a portion of his energy in attaining improvement of 

 the situation. 



