Citizen or subject?

"Citizen or Subject?" by Francis X. Hennessy is a persuasive explanation from the early 1900s, focusing on the need for Americans to truly understand their role as citizens, especially when it comes to governmental actions like the Eighteenth Amendment, which the writer sees as a problem in the Constitution. It serves to teach people about the key ideas behind American democracy, mainly looking at the differences between being a free citizen and being under the control of someone else. The book starts by pointing out how little the typical American knows about what it means to be a citizen, warning that this lack of knowledge could put their freedom at risk. The author believes that true American citizenship and the Eighteenth Amendment simply cannot coexist. Hennessy tells the story of how America became independent, highlighting how vital it is for people to know their rights and duties as citizens. The book builds its case on the progress from being controlled by the British to gaining power, and he strongly argues that not knowing the difference could drag them back to being ruled.