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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
1
Oswald Garrison Villard argues the war era youth show limited civic concern. He cites a surgeon’s view that the young lack interest in history and democratic ideals while elders share blame for the nation’s drift toward centralization and potential totalitarianism.
The piece argues veterans’ suffering abroad highlights homegrown neglect of youth civic duty. Elders, not youth, must pull youth into governance, offer leadership, and build a culture of patriotism and public responsibility before returning soldiers find a welcoming, engaged nation.
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