Excerpt from A History of the Republic of Rome, With a Brief Account of Its Provinces, and of the Religion and Philosophy of the Romans: Also, a Chronological Appendix, Compiled Expressly for the Use of the Youth of America In the presentadvanced state of society, something more 18 required than the mere mechanical instruction, formerly deemed sufficient for the Public Schools; of' teaching to read and write, and perform the first rules of arithmetic. In a Republic, more especially, the capacious powers of the minds of the whole community should be awakened, and subjects study be submitted, which impart habits of intel lectual activity, Which excite a thirst for knowledge, and mapld the heart into the form of virtue. 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.