Our Indians And Their Training For Citizenship Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Training for Citizenship: An Elementary Treatise on the Rights and Duties of Citizens "All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness." - Constitution of California. 1. Selecting a Definition. - When we wish to know the meaning of a word, our first thought is to consult the dictionary. It would not, however, always be safe for us to accept the first definition we might see; for very likely it would not make good sense in the place we might wish to use it. Even a shade of meaning often makes a great difference. 2. A Citizen. - The word "citizen," for example, is used in two senses, a narrow and a broad. In a narrow sense, a citizen is any person who has the right to vote for a public officer, and may himself hold a public office. In a broad sense, a citizen is any inhabitant of a state who is not an alien. 3. Classes of Citizens. - Citizens may be divided into two classes, - native-born and naturalized. Native-born are those who have been citizens from birth. The citizenship of the parent at the birth of the child, as a rule, determines the citizenship of the child. 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.