CONTENTS

I. POLITICAL LIFE  
 
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  1. The Spirit of Self-Direction 3
 
  2. Political Parties 35
 
  3. The President 63
 
  4. Congress 85
 
  5. Justice 101
 
  6. City and State 115
 
  7. Public Opinion 137
 
  8. Problems of Population 155
 
  9. Internal Political Problems 185
 
  10. External Political Problems 201
 
 
II. ECONOMIC LIFE  
 
  11. The Spirit of Self-Initiative 229
 
  12. The Economic Rise 255
 
  13. The Economic Problems 278
 
      The Silver Question 279
 
      The Tariff Question 289
 
      The Trust Question 301
 
      The Labour Question 318
 
 
III. INTELLECTUAL LIFE  
 
  14. The Spirit of Self-Perfection 347
 
  15. The Schools and Popular Education 365
 
  16. The Universities 393
 
  17. Science 425
 
  18. Literature 449
 
  19. Art 473
 
  20. Religion 496
 
 
IV. SOCIAL LIFE  
 
  21. The Spirit of Self-Assertion 531
 
  22. The Self-Assertion of Women 558
 
  23. Aristocratic Tendencies 590