PART I.—HISTORICAL

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1. INTRODUCTORY 1

2. MORALITY AS BASED UPON CHARACTER 4

3. PERMANENCE OF CHARACTER 8

4. PERMANENCE OF HIGH INTELLECT 15

5. SPEECH AND WRITING AS PROOFS OF INTELLIGENCE 28

6. SAVAGES NOT MORALLY INFERIOR TO CIVILISED RACES 31

7. A SELECTIVE AGENCY NEEDED TO IMPROVE CHARACTER 36

8. ENVIRONMENT DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 40

9. INSANITARY DWELLINGS AND LIFE-DESTROYING TRADES 47

10. ADULTERATION, BRIBERY, AND GAMBLING 55

11. OUR ADMINISTRATION OF "JUSTICE" IS IMMORAL 62

12. INDICATIONS OF INCREASING MORAL DEGRADATION 67