I. Government and Laws
This first chapter starts out with a quote. "Order is Heaven's first law."
I love that about this textbook, each chapter starts with a quote that means something. The first chapter taught me that the word 'government' comes from the Latin word gubernator. Which I knew, but the meaning therefore, means one who steers, guides, or is a pilot. Therefore, "the word government means guidance or management." So the book is a study of government, meaning "how the affairs of mankind are managed; how men and women are guided in their journey through the world amidst other men and women; how society is held together and controlled. The study is of great importance, and should be of great interest, for the happiness of men depends largely upon the kind of government that guides and controls their lives."
Interestingly enough, it talks of children's different governments to whom they are under, and the benefits and consequences therein. The first is the government of the parents. Then the government of the school and home. Last is the government of the city, state, or nation. The first section of the book addresses the three of these and has so much awesome wisdom and truth I wish they used this textbook in schools today. The reading level itself is of a higher quality than what high schoolers are reading today in public schools.
Another quote: "If the governments that control us are wise, and just, and kind, we are made happier by them; if they are harsh, or foolish, or tyrannical, our lives are made miserable by them. By studying and understanding the different forms of government under which we live we may prepare ourselves to make them better."
Have a great Thursday! I'm working from 2:30-11 tonight and only the Lord is going to get me through. This is a long week with too many hours...I can't wait till after Christmas.
--MovingGirl
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