 | Thomas Dick - 1845 - 752 pages
...against open violence and overthrow, as against the slow but sure undermining of licentiousness. We rejoice that every man in this community may call...of knowledge. This celestial and this earthly light ho is entitled to by the fundamental laws. It is every poor man's undoubted birthright — it is the... | |
 | 1846 - 774 pages
...trust, that by the diffusion of general knowledge and good and virtuous sentiments, the political fabric may be secure, as well against open violence and overthrow,...the slow but sure undermining of licentiousness." [From the last Annual Menage of Gov. Briggt, of Massachusetts.] The people of Massachusetts expend... | |
 | John Hoppus - 1847 - 300 pages
...that, by the diffusion of general knowledge, and good and virtuous sentiments, the political fabric may be secure, as well against open violence and overthrow, as against the more slow but sure undermining of licentiousness." " Elevation of the Working Classes:" "The work of... | |
 | 1848 - 464 pages
...trust, that by the diffusion of general knowledge, and good and virtuous sentiment, the political fabric may be secure as well against open violence and overthrow,...against the slow but sure undermining of licentiousness. We rejoice that every man in this community may call all property his own, so far as he has occasion... | |
 | 1848 - 468 pages
...trust, that by the diffusion of general knowledge, and good and virtuous sentiment, the political fabric may be secure as well against open violence and overthrow, as against the slow but sure undermining oflicentiousness. We rejoice that every man in this community may call all property his own, so far... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1848 - 628 pages
...by the diffusion of general knowledge and good and virtuous ientiments, the political fabric may he secure, as well against open violence and overthrow, as against the slow but sure undermining of licentiousness."—(Journal of Debates in the Convention to revise the Constitution of Massachusetts.... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - 1849 - 612 pages
...that by the diffusion of general knowledge, and good and virtuous sentiments, the political fabric may be secure, as well against open violence and overthrow,...but sure undermining of licentiousness." "I rejoice, Sir, that every man in this community may call all property his own, so far as he has occasion for... | |
 | 1849 - 206 pages
...trust, that by the diffusion of general knowledge and good and virtuous sentiments, the political fabric may be secure, as well against open violence and overthrow, as against the Flow but sure undermining of licentiousness." The Hon. EDWARD EVERETT, — late President of Harvard... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1850 - 520 pages
...trust, that by the diffusion of general knowledge and good and virtuous sentiments, the political fabric may be secure, as well against open violence and overthrow,...against the slow but sure undermining of licentiousness. We rejoice that every man in this community may call all property Ы» own, so far as he has occasion... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1851 - 618 pages
...that, by the diffusion of general knowledge and good and virtuous sentiments, the political fabric may be secure, as well against open violence and overthrow,...the slow but sure undermining of licentiousness." (Journal of Debates in the Convention to revise the Constitution of Massachusetts, 1821, page 245.)... | |
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We do not, indeed, expect all men to be philosophers, or statesmen ; but we confidently trust, and our expectation of the duration of our system of government rests on that trust, that by the diffusion of general knowledge, and good and virtuous sentiments,... 
