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Show other, "Give the poor dog a chance." The Englishman lives more in t, world of reality, both In thought an act; the American more in a world of imagination and optimism. The Englishman remembers yesterday, yester-day, and anticipates tomorrow. The American works for today and takes little thought for tomorrow. f The thinking of the Englishman more consistent, more continuous more concentrated. The thinking of the American is more diffuse, more v general, more volatile. The Englishman believes in and uses the understatement ; the American Amer-ican believes in and uses the powers of the overstatement. In the inter est of truthfulness the first repre--senfs the right of magnifying, the second represents the duty of minimizing. CONTRAST SHOWN IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN VIEWS Paragraphs of Charles F. Thwing in the Review of Keviews: The Englishman is inclined to trust no man till he has proved himself him-self good and true. The American is Inclined to trust any man till he has proved himself a scoundrel. The English tendency Is to develop the Individual, the American to develop de-velop the community. England makes few laws and enforces en-forces them. America, In both state and federal government, makes many laws and enforces few. In England the criminal has few chances of escaping conviction, and fewer still of pardon. In America the criminal has few fears of conviction con-viction and many hopes of freedom. In one case the motto is "He ought to be punished punish him." In the |
