 | Fisher Ames - 1809 - 576 pages
...take fire in our day. OCR country- is too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too democratick for liberty. What is to become of it, he who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it, by practising upon its folly. This is ordained for democracies ; and if morals as fiorr as Mr. Fauchet... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1849 - 762 pages
...Of five; not a freehold, certainly, not a fee simple.'' — Ibid. 481. "Our country is too big lor union, too sordid for patriotism, too democratic for...who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it, by practising upon its folly.'' — Ibid. 483. • In a very lucid and ingenious article on Tucker's Life... | |
 | Fisher Ames - 1854 - 440 pages
...should rain blessings, and keep our soil wet and soaking, it might not take fire in our day. Our country is too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too...who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it, by practising upon its folly. This is ordained for democracies ; and if morals as pure as Mr. Fauchet... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 726 pages
...more dismal hereafter. Such is our State." * He wrote Thomas Dwight, October 26, 1803 : " Our country is too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too...who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it by practising on its folly. This is ordained for democracies, and if morals as 1 For the letter entire,... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 710 pages
...more dismal hereafter. Such is our State." 1 He wrote Thomas Dwight, October 26, 1803 : " Our country is too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too...who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it by practising on its folly. This is ordained for democracies , and if morals as 1 For the letter entire,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pages
...listened to.' " ' In a letter to Thomas Dwight, dated October 26, 1803, he thus writes : — "Oar tountry is too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too...democratic for liberty. What is to become of it He who mode it best knows. Its vice will govern it by practising upon its folly. This is ordained for democracies.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 pages
...country is too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too demoeratic for liberty. What is to beeome of it He who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it by practising upon its folly. This is ordained for demoeracics. The men who have the best principles,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...to.' " > In ft letter to Thomas Dwight, dated October 26, 1803, he thus writes :— " Our r luntrv U too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too democratic for liberty. What if to become of it He who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it l>y ]<rarti:ing upon its folly.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 798 pages
...to.'" ' In a letter to Thomas Dwight, dated October 2fi, 1803, he thus writes : — " Our > jcntrj ia too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too democratic for liberty. Wai is to become of it Ho who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it by [•'•"•lising upon... | |
 | Rushmore G. Horton - 1867 - 428 pages
...Union." At this time Fisher Ames, one of the most distinguished men of New England, said : " Our country is too big for Union, too sordid for patriotism, too democratic for liberty. Our disease is democracy; it'is not the skin that festers, our very bones are carious, and their marrow... | |
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is too big for union, too sordid for patriotism, too democratic for liberty. What is to become of it, he who made it best knows. Its vice will govern it, by practising upon its folly. This is ordained for democracies. 
