The Spirit of Democracy
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The ordinary educa- tion has not yet trained men largely to trust in democratic methods. The military spirit is still powerful. We may be quite willing to credit President McKinley's administration with a benevo- lent intention toward the miUions of wards whom it took under our charge. But its attitude, how- ever benevolently intended, was that of those su- perior people who give charity to the poor, and are presently surprised to discover that the recipi- ents of the charity show them no grati...tude. Men do not want charity ; they want justice, they wish to be treated as men, not as children. The mix- ture of the motives of business with philanthropy is like an explosive chemical compound. The managers of the mixed business take to themselves credit for their philanthropy, while others see only the mercenary motives of trade.
The most tragic events in history have been brought about by well-meaning men who have misunderstood their own self-will as the will of heaven, or have insisted upon forcing their benevo- 256 THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY lence upon others, with whose feelings they were unable to sympathize.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The ordinary educa- tion has not yet trained men largely to trust in democratic methods. The military spirit is still powerful. We may be quite willing to credit President McKinley's administration with a benevo- lent intention toward the miUions of wards whom it took under our charge. But its attitude, how- ever benevolently intended, was that of those su- perior people who give charity to the poor, and are presently surprised to discover that the recipi- ents of the charity show them no grati...tude. Men do not want charity ; they want justice, they wish to be treated as men, not as children. The mix- ture of the motives of business with philanthropy is like an explosive chemical compound. The managers of the mixed business take to themselves credit for their philanthropy, while others see only the mercenary motives of trade.
The most tragic events in history have been brought about by well-meaning men who have misunderstood their own self-will as the will of heaven, or have insisted upon forcing their benevo- 256 THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY lence upon others, with whose feelings they were unable to sympathize.
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