 | Emanuel Milton Altfeld - 1924 - 238 Seiten
...religious faith." "The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain rulers, who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue the common good of society. "And again who are to be the objects of popular choice? Every citizen whose merit may recommend him to the... | |
 | Earl Willis Crecraft - 1928 - 528 Seiten
...CONSTITUTIONS " The aim of every political constitution," says The Federalist, " is ... to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of society ; and ... to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration - 1947 - 236 Seiten
...of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first, to obtain for rulers men who possess the most wisdom to discern and most virtue to pursue the common good of the society. Mr. VURSELL. That is a wonderful statement, if you will pardon me off the record. Mr.... | |
 | Alastair Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, Harold C. Syrett - 1962 - 776 Seiten
...republican government. The aim of every political Constitution is or ought to be first to obtain for rulers, men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress - 1945 - 312 Seiten
...answer. Writing in The Federalist, he asserted : "The aim * * * ought to be, first to obtain * * * men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue...most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous * * *" It is my contention that the most effectual precautions for keeping men virtuous in business... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress - 1945 - 1164 Seiten
...Federalist, he asserted : "The aim * * * ought to be, first to obtain * » * men who possess most wisdo to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of society : and in t next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous * * It is my contention... | |
 | James W. Ceaser - 1979 - 392 Seiten
...chief objectives of any sound constitution, according to Madison, were "first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue...of society; and in the next place to take the most effective precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust." As... | |
 | Herbert J. Storing - 2008 - 121 Seiten
...this view that, as Publius said, the first aim of every constitution should be "to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society," the Federalists saw the duty of representatives as extending beyond the particular interests... | |
 | Library of Congress - 1980 - 538 Seiten
..."The aim of every political constitution," he wrote, "is or ought to be first to obtain for rulers, men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue...virtuous; whilst they continue to hold their public trust."9 In Madison's mind, that is, the starting point was to achieve the proper character in those... | |
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The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first, to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for... 
