Eden Burroughs Foster
Published: 2018-10-10
Total Pages: 38
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Excerpt from Responsibility of American Youth: An Address Delivered Before the Lyceum in Pelham, N. H., December 11, 1849 We hear a good deal said at the present - forcibly and justly said - of the mission of the scholar; of the high trust committed to professional men; of parental obliga tion; of the solemn position of men in public office. All this is right. Let these duties be discussed, and these momentous influences be understood. Let those who occupy these commanding and marked positions weigh well the solemn consequences which will result from their course, and the urgent claims which are made up on them to know and to do their duty. But after all there is another class whose power is as great, and whose responsibilities are as immense as any of those to whom I have referred. They are the youth, the future sovereigns, and, in more senses than one, the sovere'ignsr of our land. Upon their shoulders the burdens of state; will soon be rolled. Into their hand the destinies of the land will soon be committed. And all that is precious in freedom, and sacred in law, and lovely in truth, and beautiful in morals, and praiseworthy in philanthropy, and valuable in religion, will depend on their character and course. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.