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SOCIAL CIVICS

Books by William Bennett Munro

The Government of the United States

The Government of American Cities

The Government of European Cities

Principles and Methods of Municipal Administration

JUSTICE

By Edward Simmons

This frontispiece is a reproduction of a famous mural decoration in the New York Criminal Court House.

The background is the doorway of the criminal court room. Justice stands before the entrance holding in one hand the conventional scales as a token of impartiality, and in the other hand a globe to symbolize the world. Over her left shoulder is draped the national flag. Condemnation and Acquittal are typified by the two children, one of whom holds a sword, the other the dove of peace.

It has been usual to prefigure the Goddess of Justice with her eyes bandaged, in token of her immunity from outside influence. Mr. Simmons, however, has here portrayed Justice with her eyes uncovered, because he believed that “Justice should have her eyes wide open—particularly in New York City”.

The artist’s wife and two children were the models for this painting.

JUSTICE. By Edward Simmons Copyright by Edward Simmons. From a Copley Print, copyright by Curtis & Cameron, Boston. Reproduced by permission.

SOCIAL CIVICS

BY

WILLIAM BENNETT MUNRO

PROFESSOR OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY

AND

CHARLES EUGENE OZANNE

TEACHER OF CIVICS

IN THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, CLEVELAND, OHIO

NEW YORK

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1922

All rights reserved

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Copyright, 1922

By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

Set up and electrotyped. Published June, 1922

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