Beginner's civics for North Dakota . and Government.—Savages build nobridges. No matter how many times the savage mustcross the stream, he always swims or crosses in a rudeboat. With the white man it is different. He soongets other white men to help him with their labor ormoney, and a bridge is built, which is then used by all incommon. This method is best and cheapest for build the bridge, men must cooperate, that is, theymust work together. Savages cannot cooperate. Theylack the necessary intelligence and character. Hencesavages build no schoolhouses, no churches, no court-houses, and
Beginner's civics for North Dakota . and Government.—Savages build nobridges. No matter how many times the savage mustcross the stream, he always swims or crosses in a rudeboat. With the white man it is different. He soongets other white men to help him with their labor ormoney, and a bridge is built, which is then used by all incommon. This method is best and cheapest for build the bridge, men must cooperate, that is, theymust work together. Savages cannot cooperate. Theylack the necessary intelligence and character. Hencesavages build no schoolhouses, no churches, no court-houses, and no capitol buildings. These things allrequire cooperation. The savage is therefore unfit forself-government. Savages do not even build beautiful FAMILY GOVERNMENT 15 homes, but mere huts, all of the same pattern. If onesavage should attempt to build his hut bigger and finerthan the rest, it would be quickly torn down by hisjealous fellows. The very first step in self-governmentis cooperation. There can be no cooperation, for any. A Workingmans Home length of time, among thieves any more than amongsavages. Cooperation requires honesty as well as faithin one another,—a faith tested by actual the family of to-day is very important for thisadditional reason, that there the child learns his firstlesson in cooperation. The American home, if it isa real home, is based on cooperation. Father, mother,and children have each and all their part in the workand play and tender ministrations of the home. The 16 GOVERNMENT work of the home cannot all be done, and righteouslyand nobly done, unless there is cooperation. No gamescan be played unless the players, both losers and winners,cooperate in following the rules of the game. In allgovernment, whether of the home, the school, thechurch, or the state, cooperation is the fundamentalthing. One of the great truths in civil government isthat good families make a good state, bad families abad state. Questions on the Text 1. Wha
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