 | George Washington - 1800 - 232 pagina’s
...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 - 1800 - 240 pagina’s
...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 - 1801 - 586 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections...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 pagina’s
...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 - 1805 - 276 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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.... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 pagina’s
...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... 
