Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others ? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him ? Let history answer this question. The Life of Thomas Jefferson - Page 632by Henry Stephens Randall - 1858Full view - About this book
| Alexander Hamilton Stephens - United States - 1875 - 522 pages
...ihe real strength of all Governments is in the affections of the people. " Some," said he, " think that man cannot be trusted with the government of...Can he then be trusted with the government of others ? or have we angels, in the form of kings, to govern him ? Let history answer this question." He then... | |
| John Jacob Anderson - 1878 - 450 pages
...one where every man, at the call of the laws, would fly to the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal...Can he then be trusted with the government of others ? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him ? Let history answer this question. 5.... | |
| James Parton - Biography - 1880 - 688 pages
...left free to combat it." Another happy touch was this : — " Sometimes it is said that man cannot he trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer the question." The following... | |
| Charles Reemelin - Political Science - 1881 - 670 pages
...complicated the questions raised by it in England and this country by changing their form; he wrote: " Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with...can he then be trusted with the government of others ? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him ?" Had Mr. Jefferson reasoned out the... | |
| John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 496 pages
...only one where every man at the call of the law would fly to the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal...concern. Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted to the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others ? Or have we found... | |
| John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 492 pages
...only one where every man at the call of the law would fly to the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal...concern. Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted to the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others ? Or have we found... | |
| James Parton - Biography - 1883 - 860 pages
...left free to combat it." Another happy touch was this : — " Sometimes it is said that man cannot he trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer the question." The following... | |
| Charles Francis Richardson - American literature - 1886 - 568 pages
...only one where every man, at the call of the law, would fly to the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal...he then be trusted with the government of others?" This faith, this belief that in a republic, " errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left... | |
| John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1887 - 560 pages
...would meet invasions of the public order as his own concern. Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him ? Let history answer this question. Let... | |
| Caroline Matilda Kirkland - Readers - 1866 - 402 pages
...only one where every man, at the call of the law, would fly to the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal concern. Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others... | |
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