 | Cadwallader Colden - 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 - 1780 - 626 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 commonly called Narraganfet bay, where the faid river falleth into the fea, and on the north by the... | |
 | Robert Proud - 1797 - 522 pages
...arc they ruined too. Wherefore, governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if...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,... | |
 | 1817 - 552 pages
...them they are ruined too: wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad: if...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
...them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if...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 - 1804 - 582 pages
...them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the 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 - 1813 - 520 pages
...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. If...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 - 1813 - 514 pages
...they go from the motion which men give them. Let men be good, and the Government cannot be bad. Jf it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let...will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. Some were of opinion that if they had good laws, it was no matter what sort of men they were who executed... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1813 - 562 pages
...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 will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. *... | |
 | 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... | |
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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... 
