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Editorial
October 3, 1895
The Advance
Jamesburg, Middlesex County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
The editorial argues that bad men arise from poor youthful surroundings and lack of moral training by parents, who teach cheating as smart, leading to crime; proper upbringing prevents filling jails.
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BAD MEN are generally such because of their
youthful surroundings. Most of them have
not had the advantage of good moral training
and example, and are therefore devoid of the
proper kind of feelings in reference to the rights
of person and property of other people. In
nearly all such cases their parents have set
them bad examples, and taught them that it is
"smart" to cheat and defraud, if they can by
so doing escape the penalties of the law. From
cheating it is a short step to stealing, and from
stealing to personal violence. "Train up a
child in the way he should go," and there is no
fear that he will help fill the jails, reformatories
and prisons.
youthful surroundings. Most of them have
not had the advantage of good moral training
and example, and are therefore devoid of the
proper kind of feelings in reference to the rights
of person and property of other people. In
nearly all such cases their parents have set
them bad examples, and taught them that it is
"smart" to cheat and defraud, if they can by
so doing escape the penalties of the law. From
cheating it is a short step to stealing, and from
stealing to personal violence. "Train up a
child in the way he should go," and there is no
fear that he will help fill the jails, reformatories
and prisons.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Moral Training
Youthful Surroundings
Parental Examples
Preventing Crime
Virtue And Vice
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Importance Of Moral Training In Youth To Prevent Crime
Stance / Tone
Moral Exhortation
Key Arguments
Bad Men Result From Poor Youthful Surroundings And Lack Of Moral Training
Parents Set Bad Examples By Teaching Cheating And Defrauding As Smart
Cheating Leads To Stealing And Personal Violence
Proper Child Training Prevents Criminal Behavior