| Joseph Barker - 1847 - 332 Seiten
...modes of Government ; a preface full of wise and just sentiments. In this preface he observed, that " governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad. If it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good,... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1850 - 676 Seiten
...men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Whether governments rather depend upon men than men upon governments ; let men be good, and the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be ever so good,... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1850 - 684 Seiten
...men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Whether governments rather depend upon men than men upon governments ; let men be good, and the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be ever so good,... | |
| Henry Thomas Rees - 1850 - 644 Seiten
...cannot be doubted, however much of late years his moral character may have been called in question — " Governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments; let men be good, and government cannot be bad. If it be ill, they will cure it ; but if men be bad, let the government be... | |
| Samuel Mcpherson Janney - 1852 - 580 Seiten
...Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them ; and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments...upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad. If it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be ever so good,... | |
| Pennsylvania. Provincial Council - 1852 - 638 Seiten
...Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men' give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments...upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good,... | |
| John Frost - 1853 - 786 Seiten
...the motion men give them ; and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them are they rained, too. Wherefore, governments rather depend upon men,...upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill, they will cure it. But, if men be bad, let government be never so good,... | |
| james bowden - 1854 - 428 Seiten
...tyranny, oligarchy, or confusion.—Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments...upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if.it be ill, they will cure it. But, if men be bad, let the government be never so... | |
| William Henry Carpenter - 1854 - 376 Seiten
...Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them; and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments...men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and then government cannot be bad. If it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government... | |
| John Frost - 1854 - 775 Seiten
...go from the motion men give them ; and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them are they ruined, too. Wherefore, governments rather depend...upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill, they will cure it. But, if men be bad, let government be never so good,... | |
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