 Tis 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...  Library of Southern Literature: Biography - Page 5670edited by - 1910Full view - About this book
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. IT is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary...general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the ^truclure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1806 - 392 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | History - 1807 - 772 pages
...attempts to shake the •foundation of the fabric ? Promote, then, as an objeft of primary importance, institutions for • the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1813 - 350 pages
...forbid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary...general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the strucr ture of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should... | |
 | David Ramsay - Generals - 1814 - 274 pages
...popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of govem.ment. Who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be en* lightened.... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Libraries - 1817 - 52 pages
...address to the •people of the United State?, says, " Promote then, as ohjects of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge, in proportion as the structure of the government gives force to puhlic opinion, it is essential that puhlic opinion should he enlightened."... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1819 - 252 pages
...address to the people of the United States, says, " Promote then, as objects of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge ; in proportion as the structure of the government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened."... | |
 | Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric ? 27. Promote then, as an object of primary importance,...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion, should be eulightened.... | |
 | Samuel Charles Wilks - Christianity - 1821 - 620 pages
...is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts' to shake the foundations of this fabric ? " Promote then, as an object of primary importance,...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that ptrblic opinion should be enlightened."... | |
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