 | George Washington - 1800 - 232 strani
...indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded of the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | George Washington - 1800 - 240 strani
...indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded of the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar...general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the ^truclure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1801 - 586 strani
...of free government. Who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon at-, tempts to shake the foundation of the fabric ? " Promote,...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | 1802 - 440 strani
...experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles. IT is substantially true, that virtue or morality...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinioni it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 strani
...is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | United States. President - 1805 - 276 strani
...sincere -friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation ©f the iabric ? Promote, then, as an object of primary importance,...knowledge. — In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1806 - 392 strani
...is u sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation oft he fabric? Promote, then, as an object of primary importance,...diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of <i govern mer.t ikives force to public opinion, it is essential th&t public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 strani
...sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabrick ? " Promote, then, as an object of primary importance,...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it should be enlightened. " As a very important source of... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 strani
...is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 strani
...sincere friend .to it can look with indifference »pon attempts to sha*ke the foundation of the fhl> .'** Promote, then, as an object of primary importance,...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opimon, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
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It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who, that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon... 
