Assess the timeline of the opening quotation by hearst. is it accurate in the 21st century as it was in the late 19th century

How well does america today live up to the ideals of the declaration of independence?

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

What types of subjects did public high schools in the 1900s emphasize and why