 | Cadwallader Colden - 1747 - 540 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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.... | |
 | 1817 - 552 strani
...have not beta surrendered to the venality of a caucus. Governments, says the venerable proprietor, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and...are ruined too: wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad: if it be ill,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1805 - 544 strani
...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...are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 582 strani
...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...are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad ; if it be ill,... | |
 | 1814 - 402 strani
...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...are ruined 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,... | |
 | 1814 - 1112 strani
...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 strani
...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...Wherefore governments 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.... | |
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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. 
