 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...  The American Miscellany - Page 4591840Full view - About this book
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. IT is substantially true, that virtue or morality...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 - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. IT is substantially true, that virtue or morality...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 - United States - 1801 - 586 pages
...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 pages
...the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity. Let it simply be...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 - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...experience both forbid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. It is substantially true, that virtue or morality...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 - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...sincere -friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation İf 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 - 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.... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...both forbid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. " It is substantially true, that virtue or morality...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
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