 | Cadwallader Colden - Canada - 1755 - 276 pages
...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... | |
 | James Murray - United States - 1780 - 626 pages
...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. 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 - Delaware - 1797 - 522 pages
...give 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...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,... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1817 - 552 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Marshall - 1805 - 544 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 582 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Great Britain - 1813 - 520 pages
...upon men rather than men upon Governments. Like clocks, they go from the motion which men give them. Let men be good, and the Government cannot be bad....Government be ever so good they will endeavour to warp and and spoil it to their turn. Some were of opinion that if they had good laws, it was no matter what... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Great Britain - 1813 - 562 pages
...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 be had. If it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be badi let the government be never so good, they... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 1112 pages
...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 cure it. But if men 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... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1818 - 396 pages
...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... | |
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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... 
