Beveridge believes that America is the ultimate example of a successful government and he thinks that because we are so successful that we should try and govern all other nations outside of America. He begins he essay talking about how "God" has given us this flawless gift and that we should want to share it whether the recipient wants it or not, he talks about how antagonists against his belief are relying on trivial reasons such as, distance, he refutes this by listing multiple other nations who currently govern other bodies of people from far away. Beveridge sees the American representative democracy as the best system of control and he doesn't understand why some people want to limit our capabilities only to America. This is relatable to Johnny Got His Gun in the sense that Joe disagrees with it. He has gone to war but never really understood or supported the reasons for fighting. Like I talked about in my previous blog, soldiers are asked to risk their own life for the objectives of their nation, and if they do not agree with or even comprehend why they are there the success of the army will decrease. Beveridge is close minded in the fact that he fails to consider other systems of government and he doesn't seem to understand that not all people will or do agree with American customs and government methods. Joe is an example of someone who has gone to fight for his country trying spread America's form of a democracy, but he still doesn't necessarily whole-heartedly want to do it or believe it is right.