 Roman states 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. Whether governments rather depend upon men than men upon governments ; let men be good, and the government...  Proceedings - Page 10by Middle States Council for the Social Studies (U.S.) - 1904Full view - About this book
 | Charities - 1814 - 402 pages
...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... | |
 | 1818 - 400 pages
...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,... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Quakers - 1827 - 408 pages
...the lest 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...by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore government» rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good', and the government... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Quakers - 1827 - 392 pages
...the best in ill ones can do nothing that is great and good ; witness tiie Jewish and Roman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Whert-fure government* rather depend- upon men, than men upon g 'vernments. Let men be good, and the... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 470 pages
...can do nothing that is great or good: witness the Jewish and Homan states governments, like clorks, go from the motion men give them; and as governments...and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Whether governments rather depend upon men than men. upon governments. I/ct men be good, and the government... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Pennsylvania - 1849 - 444 pages
...that the best in ill ones can do nothing that is great and good ; witness the Jewish and Eoman states. Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give...by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments ratlier depend upon men tlian men upon governments. Let men. be good, and tJie government cannot be... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Delaware - 1850 - 684 pages
...us, the least 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...and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Whether governments rather depend upon men than men upon governments ; let men be good, and the government... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Delaware - 1850 - 676 pages
...us, the least 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...and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Whether governments rather depend upon men than men upon governments ; let men be good, and the government... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1919 - 418 pages
...the People are a Party to those Laws, and more than this is Tyranny, Oligarchy or Confusion. * * * Governments, like Clocks, go from the motion Men give...are ruined too. Wherefore Governments rather depend on Men, than Men upon Governments. Let Men be good, and the Government cannot be bad; if it be ill,... | |
 | Samuel Peter Orth - United States - 1906 - 466 pages
...Brothers Company 1906 • ts, Kltt 'clacks', go from the motion met them ; and as Governments are made ant by men, so by them they are ruined too Wherefore Governments rather depend upon met than men upon Governments. Let men be good, ant the Government cannot be bad. If it be ill, they... | |
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