How we are governed in Tennessee and the nation . le, horses, fur-niture, clothes, books, money—all these are things whichmost of us desire to own. These we call property. Menseek to obtain property not only for the pleasure of possess-ing it but because of what it enables them to do. Theownership of property brings comforts and luxuries, andmakes it possible also for a man to secure more property. Itis this desire for wealth and property that causes men toseek employment—to become doctors, lawyers, farmers,manufacturers, shop-keepers. 6. Our desire for knowledge. Most of us crave to knowthing
How we are governed in Tennessee and the nation . le, horses, fur-niture, clothes, books, money—all these are things whichmost of us desire to own. These we call property. Menseek to obtain property not only for the pleasure of possess-ing it but because of what it enables them to do. Theownership of property brings comforts and luxuries, andmakes it possible also for a man to secure more property. Itis this desire for wealth and property that causes men toseek employment—to become doctors, lawyers, farmers,manufacturers, shop-keepers. 6. Our desire for knowledge. Most of us crave to knowthings. This is an instinct that we have all noticed in veryyoung children when they begin to ask questions and in-quire into things. When they grow older they are sent toschool in order that they may learn many things while theyare young. But we want to know more than what we canget out of books. We are interested in learning what isgoing on both in our own community and in other commu-nities. We need, therefore, newspapers, letters, telephones,. cc CO booo c L> > t-_ H o ^ - P 0 *^ u £q -> O .n U tf) m >< V H c u GO pfl u >» M 18 HOW WE ARE GOVERNED IN TENNESSEE and telegrams. By these means we satisfy our desire toknow what is going on in the world. And our desirefor knowledge helps us to attain many other desires. Italso helps the community in which we live, for we cannotimagine anything more pitiful than a community in whichnobody has any education and nobody desires it. 7. Our desire for progress. Most men desire to see thecommunity in which they live become progressive0 Ofcourse this desire for progress takes many forms; it wouldbe impossible to mention all of them. The desire for edu-cation, of which we have just spoken, might be included asa part of our general desire for progress. The wish to seegood roads, strong bridges, and efficient railroads in ourcommunity; if we live near the water, the wish to haveharbors dredged, lighthouses built; if we li
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