 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...body without a soul — a mass of corruption and • putrefaction — food for worms." J. Adams. 25 "I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers...them, but to inform their discretion by education." Jefferson. 26 "Without knowledge, the blessings of liberty cannot be fully enjoyed, or long preserved."... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...a body without a soul — a mass of corruption and putrefaction — food for worms." J. Adams. 25 " I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of...them, but to inform their discretion by education." Jefferson. 26 "Without knowledge, the blessings of liberty cannot be fully enjoyed, or long preserved."... | |
 | 164 pages
...executive functiona" quite dangerous enough. I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society, but the people themselves ; and if we think...them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitntional power. " Pardon me, sir, for this difference... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 678 pages
...judges from that is quite dangerous enough. I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think...them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power. Pardon me, Sir, for this difference... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 676 pages
...judges from that is quite dangerous enough. I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think...them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power. Pardon me, Sir, for this difference... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 320 pages
...safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves ; and if we think Hhcm not enlightened enough to exercise their control with...save souls. — "Yes." — "If he ever saw a soul?" — .' No." — " If he ever heard a soul ? " — " No." — " If he ever tasted a soul?" — "No."... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 350 pages
...hatred and contempt. He always excepts himself. All but 1 are wretches — this is the forin'ula E I of his belief. Truly it would be a strange chance...religion, who asked him if he followed preaching to save souls.—"Yes." — "If he ever saw a soul?" — .' No." — " If he ever heard a soul ? " — " No."... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1862 - 350 pages
...belief. Truly it would be a strange chance which should have made all bad but him. To one who said, " 1 do not believe there is an honest man in the world,"...save souls. — " Yes." — " If he ever saw a soul ? " — " No." — " If he ever heard a soul ? " — " No." — " If he ever tasted a soul ? " —... | |
 | Martin Van Buren - Political parties - 1867 - 454 pages
...judges from that is quite dangerous enough. I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think...them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power." Nor have the people been slow to exert... | |
 | Martin Van Buren - Political parties - 1867 - 466 pages
...the people themselves ; and if \vc think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with n wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it...them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of ahases of constitutional power." Nor have the people been slow to exert... | |
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I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their... 
