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050 4 _aJK
100 1 _aChapman, John Jay,
_d1862-1933
245 1 0 _aPractical Agitation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-10-25
505 0 _aElection time -- Between elections -- The masses -- Literature -- Principles -- Conclusion.
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Practical Agitation" by John Jay Chapman is a political treatise written in the early 20th century. The book discusses themes of political reform and the philosophy of civic engagement, emphasizing the importance of personal integrity and the active participation of citizens in the political process as a means to combat societal corruption. The opening of "Practical Agitation" outlines Chapman's vision of political activism as a conduit for promoting selflessness and truth in governance. Chapman introduces the role of the agitator, who strives to harness governmental mechanisms to uplift societal morals and eliminate systemic corruption. He reflects on historical changes in political attitudes, revealing a shift toward greater civic responsibility, while delineating his critique of both political parties as embodiments of a machine that perpetuates dishonesty. Through a series of compelling observations about the nature of reform and the necessity of truth-telling, Chapman establishes a foundation for understanding the relationship between personal integrity and the broader political landscape, setting the stage for the explorations that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900
653 _aUnited States -- Politics and government
653 _aPolitical ethics
653 _aPolitics, Practical -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66610
999 _c107432
_d107432