| Cadwallader Colden - 1755 - 276 pages
...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
...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
...rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it 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
...rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the 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 warp and spoil it to their turn. I know some say, let us have... | |
| John Marshall - 1805 - 544 pages
...rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the 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 warp and spoil it to their turn. " I know some say, let us have... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 582 pages
...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 it to their turn. " I know some say, let us have good laws, and no matter for the men that execute them : but let them... | |
| 1814 - 1112 pages
....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... | |
| 1814 - 402 pages
...of mixed import, and highly calculated to mislead, that " if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn." It is a fundamental proposition in politics, that with individual exceptions, which are not to be counted... | |
| 1818 - 400 pages
...rather depend on men, than men on governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be had ; 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 turn. I know some say let us have... | |
| 1818 - 396 pages
...on . made and moved by men) so governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill, they 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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