 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 rather depend upon men, than men upon governments.  Our Community Life - Pagina 258de Clyde Lyndon King, James Lynn Barnard - 1926 - 610 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | Cadwallader Colden - 1747 - 540 pagini
...that is great or good ; Witnefs the Jewifh and Roman States. Governments, like Cloeki, go from tbc Motion Men give them ; and as Governments are made and moved by Men, fo by them tba are ruined too. Wherefore Governments rather depend upon Men, than Men upon Governments.... | |
 | Cadwallader Colden - 1755 - 276 pagini
...nothing that is great or good; Witnefs 'the Jewifh and Roman States. Governments, like Clocks , gt from the Motion Men give them ; and as Governments are made and moved by Men, fo by than they are ruined toy. tPherefore Governments rather depen </ upon Men, than Men upon Governments.... | |
 | James Murray - 1780 - 626 pagini
...us, the heft in ill ones can do nothing that is great or good; witnefs the Jewifh and Roman ftates. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...them ; and as governments are made and moved by men, fo by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments.... | |
 | Robert Proud - 1797 - 522 pagini
...the beft, in ill ones, can do nothing, that is great and good; Witnefs, the *JewiJh and Roman ftates. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion, men...them; and as governments are made and moved by men, fo by them arc they ruined too. Wherefore, governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments.... | |
 | 1817 - 552 pagini
...have not beta surrendered to the venality of a caucus. Governments, says the venerable proprietor, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and...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, they will... | |
 | John Marshall - 1805 - 544 pagini
...the best, in ill ones, can do nothing that is great or good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...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, they will... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 582 pagini
...the best, in ill ones, can do nothing that is great or good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill, they will curse it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1813 - 562 pagini
...that the best in ill ones can do nothing that is great and good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be had. If it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be badi let the government be never so good, they... | |
 | 1814 - 402 pagini
...great and good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motioa then give them ; and as governments are made and moved...too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, thin wen upon governments. Let men f;e good, andthe government cannot le lad. If it be ill, they will... | |
 | 1814 - 1112 pagini
...great and good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Government», like clocks, go from the rn-nion men give them ,- and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they nre ruined too. Wherefore governments rather .depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men he... | |
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