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Some time ago, my friends, Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., requested me to write a small book on Civil Government in the United States, which might be useful as a text-book, and at the same time serviceable and suggestive to the general reader interested in American history. In preparing the book certain points have been kept especially in view, and deserve some mention here. It seemed desirable to adopt a historical method of exposition, not simply describing our political institutions in their present shape, but pointing out their origin, indicating some of the processes through which they have acquired that present shape, and thus keeping before. | Civil Government in the United States 1 Civil Government in the United States The Project Gutenberg EBook of Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins by John Fiske This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins Author John Fiske Release Date February 25 2004 EBook 11276 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE . Produced by Charles Aldarondo Keren Vergon Bradley Norton and PG Distributed Proofreaders CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES CONSIDERED WITH SOME REFERENCE TO ITS ORIGINS BY JOHN FISKE Greek Aissomai pai Zaevos Heleutheroiu Imeran eurnsthene amphipolei Soteira Tucha tiv gar en ponto kubernontai thoai naes en cherso te laipsaeroi polemoi kagorai boulaphoroi. PINDAR Olymp. xii. Thou too sail on O Ship of State Sail on O Union strong and great . Our hearts our hopes are all with thee. Our hearts our hopes our prayers our tears Our faith triumphant o er our fears Are all with thee --are all with thee LONGFELLOW. 1890 BY JOHN FISKE. Dedication This little book is dedicated with the author s best wishes and sincere regard to the many hundreds of young friends whom he has found it so pleasant to meet in years past and also to those whom he looks forward to meeting in years to come in studies and readings upon the rich and fruitful history of our beloved country. PREFACE. Civil Government in the United States 2 Some time ago my friends Messrs. Houghton Mifflin Co. requested me to write a small book on Civil Government in the United States which might be useful as a text-book and at the same time serviceable and suggestive to the general reader interested in .