Word: citizenship
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Patriotism is one of the prime factors in the making of a one hundred per cent American citizen. This is forcibly brought to mind by a shocking oversight among the authorities. Good citizenship and loyalty are inextricably woven into one another, forming that solid and enduring core in every American's heart that makes him spontaneously whip off his hat when Old Glory comes marching down the street fluttering its red and white stripes to the bounding breeze. What a thrill the sight of Our Flag sends coursing through the red blood of every true citizen. "Hats off! The flag...
...aliens in the U. S. who have taken out first citizenship papers...
...letters," with the interests of which the University is identified, and it is into Harvard's part of the "republic of letters" that you are welcomed first of all. I hope you will find in it an inspiring home. None of us would care to attempt a definition of citizenship in such a republic. Certainly all of those who would claim it do not merit such distinction. Fortunately, it is a republic without either boundaries or territory and its immigrants are not restricted to any quota. I hope you will find that it exists as dominant here...
...think it is one of the first tests of citizenship in this republic that one should hold himself free from bondage to authorities in his thinking and in his manners, and it is the opportunity for the enjoyment of such freedom which we would seek to maintain for you at Harvard. The times in which we live have got very far away from those in which wandering scholars exercised the leadership in learning. Few if any communities still exist in which the approach to learning has not been paved with biases of all sorts. The commonest of these biases seem...
...positive side, there is to be a complete political reform, with the ideal of a democratic form of government. The masses are to be educated, and trained for their new citizenship. A livelihood is to be offered the people. There is to be a strong national police, and an army and navy which will hold the respect of the world...