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LoC No.: 24003481
Title: Citizen or subject?
Original Publication: New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1923.
Note: Reading ease score: 36.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Citizen or Subject?" by Francis X. Hennessy is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the importance of understanding the status of an American citizen in relation to government, particularly in the context of the Eighteenth Amendment, which the author argues was improperly included in the Constitution. Hennessy seeks to educate readers on the foundational principles of American democracy, emphasizing the distinction between citizens and subjects. The opening of the work establishes a critical examination of the average American's understanding of citizenship, highlighting an apparent ignorance that could threaten individual freedoms. Hennessy asserts that if the notion of American citizenship exists, then the Eighteenth Amendment cannot be legitimately part of the Constitution. He frames the narrative around the historical context of American independence, stressing the need for citizens to be aware of their rights and responsibilities, and tracing the evolution from being subjects under British rule to becoming citizens with constitutional powers. The author passionately argues that a failure to understand this distinction can lead to a regression into a state of subjugation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hennessy, Francis X.
EBook No.: 72099
Published: Nov 11, 2023
Downloads: 66
Language: English
Subject: Constitutional history -- United States
Subject: United States -- Politics and government
Subject: United States. Constitution. 18th Amendment
LoCC: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 24003481
Title: Citizen or subject?
Original Publication: New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1923.
Note: Reading ease score: 36.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Citizen or Subject?" by Francis X. Hennessy is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the importance of understanding the status of an American citizen in relation to government, particularly in the context of the Eighteenth Amendment, which the author argues was improperly included in the Constitution. Hennessy seeks to educate readers on the foundational principles of American democracy, emphasizing the distinction between citizens and subjects. The opening of the work establishes a critical examination of the average American's understanding of citizenship, highlighting an apparent ignorance that could threaten individual freedoms. Hennessy asserts that if the notion of American citizenship exists, then the Eighteenth Amendment cannot be legitimately part of the Constitution. He frames the narrative around the historical context of American independence, stressing the need for citizens to be aware of their rights and responsibilities, and tracing the evolution from being subjects under British rule to becoming citizens with constitutional powers. The author passionately argues that a failure to understand this distinction can lead to a regression into a state of subjugation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hennessy, Francis X.
EBook No.: 72099
Published: Nov 11, 2023
Downloads: 66
Language: English
Subject: Constitutional history -- United States
Subject: United States -- Politics and government
Subject: United States. Constitution. 18th Amendment
LoCC: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.