Empire Review And Magazine 1910 PDF Download

Excerpt from The Empire Review and Magazine, 1914, Vol. 26 Of course, the introduction of such a system of artificial political selection would be highly resented, and fiercely opposed, by many popular politicians now in possession of very desirable positions. Some might find it very inconvenient to have their measure of knowledge tested. But still the line of reform recom mended seems to be the one offering the least resistance, as affecting the susceptibilities of the few instead of those of the many. The abrupt withdrawal, were such a step possible, from thousands, or perhaps millions, of privileges which, by prescription, had become regarded as rights, would arouse a popular tornado which might wreck the Ship of State. But the deprivation of a handful of active politicians of opportunities previously, for lack of knowledge, or, perhaps, morals, greatly misused to the country's detriment should commend itself to the public judgment. For no caste or class system would come into being. Whether Sudra or Brahman, plebeian or patrician, the citizen who had passed the required tests would be eligible for the highest position in the land. A political career would be open to all talents; an aristocracy of intellect would supersede the old aristocracy of birth. The portals of the legislature would be absolutely barred against none, no matter what his condition. Only each applicant, before admission, would be required to produce his certificate of political merit. And facilities would be offered by the State to all its citizens above a fixed age, who were possessed of the requisite natural endowments of intelligence and industry, to earn the required diploma. 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.