Organized SelfGovernment Author:Edgar Dawson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1920 Original Publisher: H. Holt Subjects: Representative government and representation United States Political science Municipal government State, The Law / International Medical / Allied Health Services / General Political Science / General Political Sci... more »ence / Political Ideologies / Democracy Political Science / Government / National Political Science / Government / Local Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III RULERS AND OFFICERS 20. Anarchy. When a large number of people live together in a community they must either live under government or in anarchy, for the word anarchy means having no government. There are some people who think it is possible for people to work together in communities without rules or rulers. Such persons are called anarchists. Some only pretend to believe in anarchy because they wish to destroy self-government that they may have their own selfish way. Despots, criminals, and anarchists are alike in one important respect. They are not willing to obey the law which is made by a majority of their fellows. You will find in your athletic association and other school organizations some members who come very near to being anarchists. Some of them may be influential pupils who want their own way all the time and so are not willing to discuss self-government with a majority. These are most like despots. Others are merely selfish and wish to take advantage of being in a school without helping to make it useful through the rules that all will obey. Because of such persons it is necessary in all government to have rulers and officers whose duty it is to watch for the violation of rules and to correct the vi...« less