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They could reflect that the inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness implies that good citizens will work together for the happiness of the greatest number; that in a republic the privilege of self-government imposes the obligation to select representatives who will honestly and disinterestedly govern; that the preservation of democracy requires all citizens vigilantly to exercise their democratic rights, to give generously of their time and their energy, to maintain their self-respect and respect for their chosen Government, to fight for it when necessary. For 20 years political apathy has been common to most republics...
...would be shipped to one of her tiniest colonies. The fourth King-Emperor of the British Empire will, as Governor of the Bahamas, rule 29 islands, 661 cays, 2,387 rocks in the Northern Caribbean, be Commander in Chief of six officers and 124 men in the native constabulary, govern 13,000 white subjects, 55,000 black, and a floating population of several thousand tourists-largely American...
Obviously, all democracy is based upon some curtailment of personal liberty. Certain general assumptions, certain tacit agreements are necessary as a working hypothesis before any people can govern itself. It may be that we will have to broaden the base of these assumptions in order to establish a more vigorous, functioning, cooperative society. It may be that we will have to consent to a loss of some personal liberties in order to preserve the basic liberty of choosing those who are to govern. We need men now who do not fear change and do not count the bookkeeping cost...
...staff (including France's Weygand) reorganize the Army on the Piave, and planned the final push at Vittorio Veneto in October 1918 which knocked Austria out of World War I. He has been Chief of Staff intermittently ever since, with time out to visit the U. S. (1921), govern Libya (1928-33), finish De Bono's job in Ethiopia. He masterminded Franco's victory in Spain (though he refused to campaign, saying: "I have never been a chief of mercenaries") and studiously applied lessons learned there about mechanization...
...raft of new laws and regulations. Still undecided by FCC are the rules that will govern FM transmission, the licensing of stations, power, coverage and engineering...