| Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 474 pages
...the people are a party to those laws. More than this is tyranny, oligarchy, or confusion. Whsrefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon...it be ill, they will cure it ; but if men be bad, be the government ever so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to answer their turns. " I... | |
| Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1825 - 400 pages
...rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; jf 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... | |
| Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Bibliography - 1826 - 452 pages
...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...be bad ; if it be ill they will cure it. But if men he bad let the government be ever so good they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. That... | |
| James Grahame - United States - 1827 - 548 pages
...these laws ; and more than this is tyranny, oligarchy, or confusion." " Governments," he insists, " rather depend upon men, than men upon governments....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... | |
| James Grahame - United States - 1827 - 548 pages
...or confusion." " Governments," he insists, " rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Lei men be good, and the government cannot be bad. If...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... | |
| General reader - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1827 - 246 pages
...depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad : if it is ill, they will cure it ; but if men be bad, let the government be ever so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. William Perm's Letters, HOME.... | |
| Thomas Clarkson - Quakers - 1827 - 408 pages
...than men upon governments. Like clocks, ey seo from the motion which men give them. Let men be good, d the Government cannot be bad. If it be ill, they will cure it. it if men be bad, let the Government be ever so good, they will deavour to warp and spoil it to their... | |
| Thomas Clarkson - Quakers - 1827 - 392 pages
...men, than men upon g 'vernments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad. If it be ill ihey 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. " Thirdly, I know what is said by... | |
| Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 470 pages
...them they are ruined too. Whether governments rather depend upon men than men. upon governments. I/ct men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if...cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be ever so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. I know some say, Let us have... | |
| Mrs. Hughs (Mary) - 1828 - 242 pages
...than men upon governments. Let men be good, 68 _ 09 and the government cannot be bad. If it be iH, 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... | |
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