 | Education - 1898 - 346 pages
...from the motions that men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon...it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn. The first description we have of the... | |
 | Fred Morrow Fling, Howard Walter Caldwell - Europe - 1897 - 348 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...it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil to their turn." Sections: "Second. That the freemen... | |
 | Pennsylvania-German Society - Pennsylvania Dutch - 1898 - 290 pages
...the Holy Scriptures, and lays down principles in axiomatic form that are worthy of lasting memory. "Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad...it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn." The very first law contained in the... | |
 | Pennsylvania Dutch - 1898 - 190 pages
...the Holy Scriptures, and lays down principles in axiomatic form that are worthy of lasting memory. " Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad...it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn." The very first law contained in the... | |
 | Isaac Sharpless - Pennsylvania - 1898 - 312 pages
...subject with him to induce the right sort of men to emigrate in large numbers. As he truly said, " Let men be good and the government cannot be bad....cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be ever so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn."* It is therefore probable that... | |
 | Isaac Sharpless - Pennsylvania - 1898 - 314 pages
...subject with him to induce the right sort of men to emigrate in large numbers. As he truly said, " Let men be good and the government cannot be bad....cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be ever so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn."* It is therefore probable that... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1898 - 654 pages
...from the motion imparted to them ; they depend on men rather than men on government. Let men be good, the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill, they will cure it." Even with absolute power, an Antouine or an Alfred could not make bricks without straw, nor the sword... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1898 - 654 pages
...from the motion imparted to them ; they depend on men rather than men on government. Let men be good, the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill, they will cure it." Even with absolute power, an Antonine or an Alfred could not make bricks without straw, nor the sword... | |
 | Isaac Sharpless - Pennsylvania - 1900 - 456 pages
...this is tyranny, oligarchy, and confusion." But after all, the best frame will not manage itself. " Let men be good and the government cannot be bad....it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn. ' ' Hence virtue and wisdom, to be... | |
 | Cadwallader Colden - Iroquois Indians - 1902 - 408 pages
...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 never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their Tarn. I know some say, Let us have good... | |
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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. Let men be good, and the government cannot... 
