Would you play a game with someone who always cheated to win? Playing fair is important in any game or competition.
It’s important in politics and government, too. When people with power don’t play fair, the whole country loses. At the turn of the century, many people with power often didn’t play fair. Things weren’t all bad, though. Many people worked to fix the problems they saw. The reforms, or changes, they made helped improve life for a lot of people.
