Roger Soder writes that in a democracy, where the demands of good citizenship are placed upon all, "only the common schools can provide to all the education that all need.
[7] Henry David Thoreau wrote that woman who serve the state making "no free exercise whatever of the judgment or of the moral sense...are commonly esteemed good citizens.
"[8] Orit Ichilov notes that children "tend to perceive the government in the image of an ideal father that is benevolent and protective.
At this stage, the good citizen is characterized as one who, through his behavior, proves himself one worthy of the love and protection of the government rather than one possessing certain political obligations and rights."
Through their early school years, children usually continue to think in apolitical terms of their citizenship, expressing loyalty by their attachment to its beauty, wildlife, and good people.