By Seymour L. Cromwell
The besetting sin of the average American citizen today is indifference. He is to such a large extent absorbed in his own work of making a living and promoting the interests of his own firm, that he ceases to realize his greater and graver responsibilities to the Nation as a whole. Many people are indifferent to the National aspects of business, and to the elimination of those dangerous barnacles which attach themselves to business. If every citizen were to take a direct and vital interest in his government—National, State, or Municipal; participate in the selection of his representatives; keep close watch on legislation; know the actions of his representatives; and exercise his privilege of criticizing or commending these representatives, we would have a much better government.
From The University of North Carolina News Letter, Chapel Hill, N.C., July 11, 1923
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