Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 93 Jordan, David Starr 1851 1931 Jordan, D. S. (David Starr) The Call of the Twentieth Century, an Address to Young Men Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Marvin A. Hodges, and Project Gutenbert Distributed Proofreaders. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Call of the Twentieth Century, an Address to Young Men" by David Starr Jordan is an inspirational address written in the early 20th century. This book can be categorized as a motivational and philosophical publication that addresses the responsibilities and opportunities facing the youth of the time. Jordan highlights the character traits necessary for young men to thrive and make meaningful contributions to society in the emerging modern world. In this work, Jordan emphasizes the idea that the Twentieth Century will be marked by strenuity, complexity, and democracy, calling upon young men to enact their duties with vigor and integrity. He discusses the potential for social progress and personal responsibility, urging individuals to be architects of their futures while adhering to ethical and moral standards. Through a combination of practical advice and philosophical insights, the book advocates for personal development, emphasizing qualities such as temperance, loyalty, and character, while warning against the dangers of vice, dissipation, and complacency. Jordan's address serves both as a wakeup call and a guiding beacon for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life Young men BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 99393 99394 2024-10-04T10:56:15.569121 2023-10-04T09:47:02.224401 text/html text/html 95776 2014-03-16T13:55:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 36599 2014-03-16T13:57:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 126435 2024-10-04T10:56:22.082093 application/epub+zip 125270 2024-10-04T10:56:19.365104 application/epub+zip 91048 2024-10-04T10:56:18.030111 application/epub+zip 306277 2024-10-04T10:56:24.004079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299616 2024-10-04T10:56:21.222101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243126 2022-09-05T04:19:17.542105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91734 91610 2024-10-04T10:56:15.265113 2023-10-04T09:47:02.022431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 91503 2014-03-16T13:54:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35654 2014-03-16T13:57:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 91494 2014-03-16T13:54:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35621 2014-03-16T13:57:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21704 2024-10-04T10:56:24.130066 application/rdf+xml 22200 2024-10-04T10:56:18.597101 image/jpeg 4674 2024-10-04T10:56:18.313103 image/jpeg 125249 2024-10-04T10:56:15.579126 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia