 | Cadwallader Colden - 1747 - 540 էջ
...that is great or good ; Witnefs the Jewifh and Roman States. Governments, like Cloeki, go from tbc Motion Men give them ; and as Governments are made and moved by Men, fo by them tba are ruined too. Wherefore Governments rather depend upon Men, than Men upon Governments.... | |
 | Cadwallader Colden - 1755 - 276 էջ
...nothing that is great or good; Witnefs 'the Jewifh and Roman States. Governments, like Clocks , gt from the Motion Men give them ; and as Governments are made and moved by Men, fo by than they are ruined toy. tPherefore Governments rather depen </ upon Men, than Men upon Governments.... | |
 | James Murray - 1780 - 626 էջ
...us, the heft in ill ones can do nothing that is great or good; witnefs the Jewifh and Roman ftates. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...them ; and as governments are made and moved by men, fo by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments.... | |
 | Robert Proud - 1797 - 522 էջ
...the beft, in ill ones, can do nothing, that is great and good; Witnefs, the *JewiJh and Roman ftates. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion, men...them; and as governments are made and moved by men, fo by them arc they ruined too. Wherefore, governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments.... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 582 էջ
...the best, in ill ones, can do nothing that is great or good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...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 - 562 էջ
...that the best in ill ones can do nothing that is great and good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...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... | |
 | 1814 - 402 էջ
...great and good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motioa then give them ; and as governments are made and moved...too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, thin wen upon governments. Let men f;e good, andthe government cannot le lad. If it be ill, they will... | |
 | 1814 - 1112 էջ
...great and good ; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Government», like clocks, go from the rn-nion men give them ,- and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they nre ruined too. Wherefore governments rather .depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men he... | |
 | 1818 - 400 էջ
...furrows which American industry traces in the forests." p. 22u. THE WAY TO SECURE A GOOD GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENTS, like clocks, go from the motion men give...are ruined too' Wherefore governments rather depend on men, than men on governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be had ; if it be ill,... | |
 | Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - 1825 - 400 էջ
...us, the best, in ill ones, can do nothing that is great or good; witness the Jewish and Roman states. Governments like clocks, go from the motion men give...Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; jf it be ill they will cure it. But, if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will... | |
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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. 
