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Title: "My country, 'tis of thee!" or, The United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Johnson, Willis Fletcher, 1857-1931 Habberton, John, 1842-1921
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Publisher: Philadelphia, J. Y. Huber co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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- gather-ings like this, where millions will concentrateto consult and compare the achievements of eachother, and of those from across the sea. Allmust have observed the effect of the CentennialExhibition in educating even what are callededucated people, and in the impetus derivedtherefrom. It gave to all a larger outlook, itrepressed egotism, quickened sympathies, andset us to thinking. It has been well said that the IndustrialBxpositions are the mile-stones of progress, themeasure of the dimensions of the productiveactivity of the human race. They cultivatetaste, they bring nations closer to one another,and thus promote civilization, they awaken newwants and lead to an increased demand, they con-tribute to a taste for art, and thus encourage thegenius of artists. And this is civilization—a process by which
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THE COLUMBIAN EXHIBITION. 241. the citizens of each State, foreign as well asdomestic, will learn their inter-dependence nponeach other. Many will come from selfish motives,possibly, but the social atmosphere they willhere breathe ; that undefinable influence whichpervades and affects people who come togetherin masses with a common purpose, will broadenthem and teach them that discussion and notviolence is the proper way to a:djust differences orpromote objects—and thus prepare humanity forthat good time so long coming. The world will come to us, by its represen-tatives, if not en masse^ and our own peopleshould be drawn to this great school of the citizenby every device which can be imagined andafforded, while it remains for all connected withthis management to see that no just expectationshall be disappointed. In other times there were convocations wherethe spirit of rivalry and comparison appeared,but in them few were invited to participate, andonly a limited number of spectators

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