. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . ^ had their acropoliS; aword which means a steep city, a fortress on aninaccessible hill-top. There stood the temples inwhich the divinities of the city found their the lower slopes and on the surrounding plainscitizens lived; worked; and traded. But theycould always take refuge within the protectingwalls of the fortress. As their wealth and im-portance grew, they built outer fortress walls MATNTATNINO ORDER 35 enclosing the entire settlement. In the MiddleAges all towns were walled in this fashion. Thecitizens thus protected could
. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . ^ had their acropoliS; aword which means a steep city, a fortress on aninaccessible hill-top. There stood the temples inwhich the divinities of the city found their the lower slopes and on the surrounding plainscitizens lived; worked; and traded. But theycould always take refuge within the protectingwalls of the fortress. As their wealth and im-portance grew, they built outer fortress walls MATNTATNINO ORDER 35 enclosing the entire settlement. In the MiddleAges all towns were walled in this fashion. Thecitizens thus protected could develop their rights. A Feudal Castle of free government. The cities were the cradlesof modern liberty. They could successfully de-fend themselves against long sieges; althoughwhen the force of the opponent was overpowering,they fell, their walls were broken down, and thecity given over to massacre and destruction. Protection against Criminals. — In our agemen in general have a greater respect for one 36 CIVIL GOVERNMENT anothers rights. Castles or city walls are nolonger needed for protection. Nations, indeed,are still building powerful fortresses, but withintheir own territory mutual protection does notrequire castle walls. Castles are relics of a formercivilization, interesting chiefly for their pictur-esqueness and for the beautiful views that can beenjoyed from their ramparts. We are protectedby the general respect for the rights of life andproperty which pervade the entire some parts of the country we may live formonths without seeing a policeman or soldieror any other person whose bus
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