 | John Lingard - Great Britain - 1871 - 306 pages
...would be pleased to use them kindly, you would find as good a fence to you as any you have yet chosen. Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes...from yourself : if you had done it when I advised you to it, I think you would not have had so many stumblingblocks in your way. It may be you judge... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1873 - 314 pages
...would be pleased to use them kindly, you would find as good a fence to you as any you have yet chosen. Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes...from yourself : if you had done it when I advised you to it, I think you would not have had so many stumblingblocks in your way. It may be you judge... | |
 | David Masson - 1873 - 754 pages
...had written to Crawford on one occasion, when an Anabaptist colonel had been put under disgrace, " the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no "...from yourself: if you had done it " when I advised you to it, I think you W6uld not have had " so many stumbling-blocks in your way. It may be you " judge... | |
 | David Masson - 1873 - 750 pages
...had Written to Crawford on one occasion, when an Anabaptist colonel had been put under disgrace, " the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no "...from yourself: if you had done it " when I advised you to it, I think you would not have had " so many stumbling-blocks in your way. It may be you " judge... | |
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1874 - 1076 pages
...before — to a far larger and grander point of view. " The State," he boldly laid down at last, " in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies." But as yet he was busier with his new regiment than with theories ; and the Ironsides were no sooner... | |
 | Great Britain - 1875 - 212 pages
..." Admit he be," remarked Cromwell, " shall that render him incapable to serve the public ? . . . . Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes...to bear with men of different minds from yourself. . . . Take heed of being sharp, or too easily sharpened by others, against those to whom you can object... | |
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1875 - 912 pages
...before — to a far larger and grander point of view. " The State," he boldly laid down at last, " in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies." But as yet he was busier with his new regiment than with theories ; and the Ironsides were no sooner... | |
 | Stephen Bromley McCracken - Centennial Exhibition - 1876 - 714 pages
...Cromwell is sometimes considered a bigot. His rule on this subject is therefore the more worthy of record: "Sir, the state, in choosing men to serve it, takes...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. * * * Take heed of being sharp, or too easily sharpened by others, against those to whom you can object... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - Fourth of July celebrations - 1877 - 894 pages
...bigot. His rule on this subject is therefore the more worthy of record : " Sir, the State, in cheosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. • * Take heed of being sharp, or too easily sharpened by others, against those to wbom yon can object... | |
 | Peter Bayne - Great Britain - 1878 - 534 pages
...their theological opinions, and admits even Anabaptists to his ranks if they are willing and stout. " The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice...willing faithfully to serve it, — that satisfies." Having enlisted the due number of "honest and godly men;" drilled them to perfection ; armed them as... | |
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Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, — that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with men of different minds from yourself : if you had done it when I advised... 
