 | 1802 - 440 pages
...dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensible supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute...structure ; reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles. IT is substantially... | |
 | United States. President - 1805 - 276 pages
...their connections with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked where is the security lor property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of...morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. 'Tis substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1806 - 392 pages
...their connexions with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked, where is the security fo- property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of...structure ; reason and experience both forbid us to expect, that nation-. al morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. It 'is subbtantiUiy... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and publick felicity. Let it simply be asked, where is the security...exclusion of religious principle. " It is substantially true,that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule indeed extends with... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...4l»e pious man, eught to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity. Let it simply be...of peculiar structure, reason and experience both foibid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. " It is... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity. Let it be simply asked, where is the security for property, for reputation,...morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. " 'Tis substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The... | |
 | James Fishback - 1813 - 326 pages
...the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity. Let it simply be...structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles. "It is substantially... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 pages
...the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections...structure, reason and experience both forbid, us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles. ATTRIBUTES OF GOD.... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pages
...property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are instruments of investigation in courts of justice.'...morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. 26. It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government.... | |
 | Rhode Island - 1822 - 592 pages
...the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity. Let it simply be...of peculiar structure, reason and experience both focbid us to expect that national morality can prevail, in exclusion of religious principle. 'Tis substantially... | |
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And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national... 
