| Cadwallader Colden - 1755 - 276 Seiten
...Governments rather depen </ upon Men, than Men upon Governments. Let Men le good, and the Government cant ba bad ; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if Men be bad, let the Government be never fo good, they will endeavour to warp and fpoil it to their Turn. I know fome fay, Let us have good... | |
| James Murray - 1780 - 626 Seiten
...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. Let men be good and the government can't be bad ; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be commonly called... | |
| Robert Proud - 1797 - 522 Seiten
...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....be ill, they will cure it. But, if men be bad, let government be never fo good, they will endeavour to warp and ? 'to fpoil it to their turn."—" That,... | |
| 1817 - 552 Seiten
...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....be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. I know some say, let us have good laws, and no matter... | |
| John Marshall - 1805 - 544 Seiten
...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....be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. " I know some say, let us have good laws, and no... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 582 Seiten
...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....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 endeavour to warp and spoil... | |
| 1814 - 1112 Seiten
...Wherefore governments rather .depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men he gcod, and th* government cannot be bad. If it be ill, they will...be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour, to wnrp and spoil it to their turn. " I know some say, I,et us bavé good laws, and... | |
| 1814 - 402 Seiten
...virtuous. It is also a proposition which is of mixed import, and highly calculated to mislead, that " if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn." It is a fundamental proposition in politics, that... | |
| 1818 - 396 Seiten
...governments rather them; and as governments are depend on men, than men on . made and moved by men) so governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot...will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government he never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. I know some say let us have... | |
| 1818 - 400 Seiten
...rather depend on men, than men on governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be had ; if it be ill, they 'will cure it. But if men be bad,' let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. I know some say let us have good laws and no matter... | |
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