 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1829 - 592 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and principles, divert Government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of...performance ; and I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office, than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit... | |
 | Basil Hall - 1830 - 476 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and principles, divert Government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of...performance ; and I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit,... | |
 | 1830 - 852 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and principles, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public offices are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple, that men of intelligence may readily... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1830 - 986 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and principles, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public offices are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple, that men of intelligence may readily... | |
 | C. B. Taylor - 1831 - 514 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and principles, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of...performance ; and I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit,... | |
 | William Joseph Snelling - 1831 - 230 էջ
...corruption consequent on long tenures must divert government from its legitimate purposes, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public officers were, or ought to be, so simple that any man might soon qualify himself for them. On the whole, he... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - 1832 - 916 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and principles, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of...performance ; and I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office, than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - 1832 - 450 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and principies, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of...performance ; and I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office, than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - 1832 - 448 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and princi! pies, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of...may readily qualify themselves for their performance ; arid I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office, than is generally... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - 1833 - 484 էջ
...perversion of correct feelings and principies, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all puhlic officers are, or, at least, admit of being made, so plain and simple, that men o, intelligence... | |
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The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance... 
