Excerpt from Democracy Versus Autocracy: A Comparative Study of Governments in the World War
This little book has been prepared primarily to meet the needs of the government requirements in the War Aims Courses now given in American colleges and universities. It has also been written with a view to stimulating in the general reader a greater interest, a clearer understanding, and a greater love and enthusiasm for the democratic ideals of government. The World War has familiarized us with such terms as "democracy," "autocracy," "parliamentary systems," "responsible government," "self-determination," the "small state," and many other similar expressions. My own experience and observation in teaching government for nearly a score of years convinces me, however, that such terms convey very little meaning to the average individual, including the college graduate. The great need of the hour in the "campaign of education" that is now going on is a more careful examination of the terms of the problems we propose to solve. I have therefore attempted to make these chapters in a very real sense a study of political ideals, terms, and types of institutions rather than a mere collection of miscellaneous and interesting facts proportioned among the states according to their general importance.
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