Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Third Biennial Report of the State Board of Supervision of Wisconsin Charitable, Reformatory and Penal Institutions: For the Two Fiscal Years Ending September 30, 1888
The work of public benevolence and social protection should be divorced, as far as possible, from mere senti mentality, and prosecuted with that philosophic considera tion and that regard for the material interests of those who are to bear its burdens which are applied to other functions of government. There is no valid reason why a ward of the state, whether he become so by reason of misfortune or of crime. Should be regarded with a refinement of tender ness which is at variance with the dictates of social pru dence and even the maxims of common sense. Such tender ness is not real benevolence, or practical wisdom, and is an injury to the cause which it is mistakenly supposed to pro mote.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
