 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
 | Andrew White Young - 1836 - 334 pages
...shake the foundation of the fabric 1 "Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutione for the general diffusion 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 - 1837 - 620 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.... | |
 | Western Literary Institute and College of Professional Teachers - 1837 - 286 pages
...of thought and is echoed from every reflecting heart—"Promote, as an object 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."... | |
 | George Washington - 1838 - 114 pages
...sincere friend to it, can look with ¡ndifTerence 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 publick opinion, it is essential that publick opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | L. Carroll Judson - 1839 - 376 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.... | |
 | Andrews Norton - 1839 - 844 pages
...expression (if these nobl« sentiments. he adds the injunction which is no less worthy of the man, '• promote then as an object of primary importance institutions...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it should be enlightened." How appropriately is the birth-day... | |
 | 1840 - 128 pages
...with the pious man, ought to respect and cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexion with private and public felicity. Let it simply be...of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1840 - 394 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.... | |
 | 1840 - 506 pages
...Father of our Country, in his Farewell Address, speaking of the basis of a free government, says, — "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 be enlightened." * *... | |
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