INDEX
- Absentee rulers defined, 173–186
- Action, public, defined, 73–74
- Agencies defined, 125–142;
- fact-finding, 45
- Agent, public not, 169
- Agents and bystanders defined, 40–53
- Anarchy, 161
- Anderson, Jr., B. M., 176
- Arbitrary force, neutralization of, 63–74
- Aristotle, 77–80
- Assent, defined, 117–123, 129, 189
- Bacon, Francis, 162
- Balkans, 188
- Behavior, 55, 68–69;
- reasonable, defined, 145
- Bentham, Jeremy, 200
- Bergson, Henri, 32–33
- Birth control, its relation to food supply, 87–88
- Bismarck, Prince von, 14, 169
- Brun, J. Charles, 183
- Bryan, William Jennings, 36
- Bryce, James, 18–19
- Bulgaria, 188
- Business, new gospel of, 178
- Bystanders and agents defined, 40–53
- Capitalism, 37, 179, 191, 192, 194, 195
- Carr-Saunders, A. M., 87
- Cassel, Gustav, 92, 94
- Cats, mice and clover, 31–32
- Cavour, Count di, 169
- Centralization of government. See Government
- Change, unnoticeable, 88
- Chanticleer, 15
- Chicago mayoral election, 17
- Chinese and Greco-Roman civilizations, 174
- Citizen, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 52, 148, 195
- Citizenship, 151
- Civic duty, derision for, 15, 146, 151
- Civil rights, 58
- Civilization, 174
- Clover, cats and mice, 31–32
- Competence, 150
- Conduct, 182
- Conformity, test of, defined, 123–124
- Conscience, 28
- Contracts, social, 40, 95–106;
- defined, 101–102, 104–105
- Control, 55
- Controversy, 77
- Coöperation, 99
- Corruption, 71, 72
- Criteria of reform defined, 125–142
- Criticism, 123
- Crises, 67
- Crisis, public opinion reserve force in, 69
- Dante, 169
- Darwin, Charles, 31, 32
- Debate, public value of, defined, 110–114
- Defective rule defined, 115–124
- Defoe, Daniel, 177
- Delbrück, Hans, 60
- Democracy, 24, 35–37, 71, 146–151, 155, 189, 190, 197–200
- Democratic theory, 14, 61, 147
- Democrats, 59
- Derision of citizens, 15
- Descartes, 81
- Dibblee, G. B., 176
- Dictatorship, 190
- Disenchanted man defined, 20
- “Disorder, idea of,” 32–33;
- realms of, defined, 187–200
- Dogma of assent, 117
- Duties and rights. See Rights and duties.
- Economic problem defined, 92–94.
- Education, 22–23, 24, 27;
- public, defined, 146–147, 148–151, 169
- Election, defined, 56, 60, 61
- Elections, defined, 127–130
- England, 59, 86
- Enterprise, Macaulay on, 49–50
- Enterprisers, 176
- Environment, 14, 78, 79, 179
- Erickson, E. M., 16
- Eugenics, 34–35
- Evasion of law, 123
- Evils of democracy, 35–36, 37, 173–186
- Evolution, 81–84
- Executive action, 144
- Expectations, 33
- Exploiters, 166
- Fable of professor, 28
- Food supply, 86–87
- Franklin, Benjamin, 177–178
- French security, 179
- French Revolution, 59, 183
- Frugality, 177
- Function, government, defined, 70–73;
- relation to competency, 150
- German diplomacy, 188
- Germans, 179
- Goethe, 173
- Gosnell, Harvey Foote, 17
- Government, vii, 14, 41, 50, 61, 62, 70, 71, 72, 73, 126, 173–186, 194;
- defined, 77, 126;
- function defined, 70–73
- Grant, Madison, 22
- Great Society, 43, 79, 98, 174, 183, 188–189
- Greco-Roman and Chinese civilizations, 174
- Grey, Lord, vii, 188
- Guedalla, Philip, 14
- Gun elevation, 91
- Hamilton, Alexander, vii, 169
- Hegel, 98
- Hegelian mystery, 47
- Hertzen, Alexander, 20
- Hughes, Charles Evans, 179
- Human values defined, 95–97
- “Idea of disorder,” 32–33
- Ideal, 20, 22, 39, 63, 68, 155
- Idealization, 57
- Ideals, 14
- Ideas, 47, 48
- Imperial Party, 169
- Initiative and referendum, 19
- Innovation, 116
- Inquiry, test of, defined, 130–135
- Intelligence, 69, 135
- Jefferson, Thomas, 159
- Justice, 67
- Keynes, J. M., 157–158
- Knowledge, 30
- Ku Klux Klan, 179
- Lancashire goods, 176
- Laski, Harold J., 161
- Latin America, 61
- Latin verse, 184
- Law, 69, 100, 108, 115, 116, 123, 124, 191–192, 193
- Laws, 69, 71;
- assent to, defined, 117–122, 123, 124;
- defective, defined, 125–142, 136;
- test of, defined, 138
- Leaders, 19
- League of Nations, 133
- Lenin, 169
- Liberal defined, 162
- Liberalism defined, 162–172
- Liberals, 162, 166
- Liberties of men defined, 55
- Liberty, spirit of, 187
- Lloyd George, David, 157–158, 188–189
- Lombart, Werner, 177
- Lowell, Lawrence A., 19
- Macaulay, Lord, 49–50
- Macgowan, Kenneth, 163
- Majority, 19;
- rule defined, 57–58, 60
- Malthus, T. R., 85–87
- Man, disenchanted, 13–21
- Manchester, Lloyd George at, 188–189
- Mayoral election in Chicago, 17
- Merriam, Charles Edward, 17–18
- Methods of public men, 159
- Mice, cats and clover, 31–32
- Michelet, Simon, 16
- Michels, Robert, 19, 22–23
- Minorities, 58
- Monistic theory, 161, 173
- Monodrama, 163–165
- Moral code, 29–30, 35, 74
- Moral codes, 30
- Moralists, 28
- Morality, 100
- Morrow, Dwight, 59–60
- Morse, Prof., 59–60
- Napoleon III., 14
- National defense, problem defined, 90–91
- Nationals, 196
- Nationalism, 65
- Neutralization of arbitrary force, 67–74
- Neutralized power, 193
- Newspapers, 13
- Nonvoting, 17–18
- Officials, government, 72
- Ogburn, W. F., 89, 100
- Omnicompetency of citizens, 21, 39
- One and Many problem, 171
- Opinion, 48, 52, 56, 61
- Opinion, public. See Public opinion
- Opinions defined, 44–49, 162, 197
- Opposition parties, 20
- Party government, 59–60
- Party in power, 126
- Party system, 130
- Parties, political, 127
- Partisanship, 34
- Pawlow, Ivan Petrovich, 30
- People, 19, 36, 41;
- Macaulay on, 50, 61, 62, 68, 69, 71, 180, 181, 191, 194
- People’s will defined, 72
- Physical force in South, 61
- Plato, 169
- Pluralistic theory defined, 151, 161, 194
- Political capacity, 78
- Political evils, agents against, 169
- Political leaders, 19, 22
- Political system changes, 84–85
- Political talent neglected, 184
- Political theories defined, 22–39
- Politicians, 41
- Politics, truth in, 157–158
- Policy, public, 57
- Population, problem of, defined, 85–87
- Power, arbitrary, 74;
- balance of, defined, 192–196;
- of public opinion, 70
- Principles of public opinion, 143
- Problem, nature of, 81–94, 130;
- of One and Many, 171
- Problems of citizen defined, 13–16, 25, 26, 34, 64, 72, 81–94, 125, 129, 131, 140, 141, 187
- Professor, fable of, 28
- Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, 133
- Public, 42;
- powers defined, 49–52, 54–62;
- relation to public affairs defined, 63–66, 67, 68, 77, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108;
- debate, value of, defined, 110–114, 115, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 129, 131, 133, 134, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145;
- education defined, 146–151, 155, 156, 157, 159;
- in any situation defined, 168, 169;
- dangers to, defined, 189–191, 193, 197, 198
- Public affairs, 13–21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 36, 38, 39, 41, 44, 55, 56, 64, 69, 189
- Public judgment, 115
- Public life, candor in, 157
- Public men, methods of, 159
- Public office, education for, 151
- Public opinion, 44, 48, 52, 53, 55;
- and public affairs, 55–56, 65;
- defined 65–70, 71, 72, 73, 74;
- function of, defined, 74, 79;
- principles of, 143;
- tests of, defined, 144–145, 147, 151, 181, 197–200
- Publicity, 43
- Publics, random, 79
- Question Aristotle asked, 77–80
- Questions, two, 107
- Realms of disorder, 187–200
- Reason, 69
- Reform Bill, 50
- Reform, criteria of, 125–142
- Reform, 129;
- test of, defined, 135–138
- Reformer, 129, 130
- Registered voters, 19
- Revivalists, 22
- Revolution, 59, 61, 136, 190
- Revolution, French, 59, 183
- Rights, 100
- Rights and duties defined, 100–107
- Rousseau, J. J., 98
- Rule, 68–69;
- defective, defined, 115–124
- Rules. See Laws
- Rules of society, 117
- Rulers, absentee, defined, 173–186
- Santayana, George, 95
- Schlesinger, A. M., 16
- School, 14
- Self-government, 19
- Settlements, 120
- Shaw, G. Bernard, 59
- Smith, Logan Pearsall, 15–16, 26
- Social contracts defined, 95–106
- Socialism, theory of, defined, 37–38, 39, 65
- Socialists, 156
- Society, 28, 30, 31, 32, 42, 45, 71, 73, 79, 88, 98, 103, 106, 134;
- functions defined, 155–161;
- defined, 155–172, 176, 183
- Socrates, 30
- Sovereign people, 18–19
- Sovereignty, 14
- Standards, 30, 143
- Statesmanship defined, 155–161
- Steffen, Gustaf F., 19
- Stoddard, Lothrop, 22
- Submission, 162
- Supply and demand, 92
- System, economic, 94;
- prevailing, 100;
- of rights and duties, 100
- Teachers, 27
- Theory, citizen reigns in, 14
- Thomson, J. Arthur, 31
- Times (London), 50
- Tocqueville, de, 183
- Trade, 177
- Truth, 67
- Turks, 188
- Tyranny, 70–71
- Unattainable ideal, 22–39
- United States government, 61
- Validity of laws, 108
- Value is measurement, 96
- Value of public debate defined, 110–114
- Values, human, defined, 95–97
- Virtue, 30, 57
- Voice of public opinion defined, 197
- Vote, 36, 55, 56
- Voter, 19, 36, 146
- Voters, 16–17, 18–19, 41
- Voting, 52, 55, 56, 58, 59
- War, 90, 190
- Williams, John Sharp, 159
- Wirt, William, 159
- Woman suffrage, 60
- Work, 173
- World, 29
- “World power or downfall,” 179
- Yevreynoff, 163–164
- Young, Arthur, 183