 In every government on earth is some trace of human weakness, some germ of corruption and degeneracy, which cunning will discover, and wickedness insensibly open, cultivate and improve. Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people...  The Writings of Thomas Jefferson - 第 vi 頁Thomas Jefferson 著 - 1903完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 頁
...enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume ; and knowing it, to defeat its views. In every government on earth is some trace of human...The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories ; and to render even them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain degree. This... | |
 | Ferris Pell - 1819 - 202 頁
...there is another and more striking cause still. " In every government on earth," says Jefferson, " is some trace of human weakness, some " germ of corruption and degeneracy, which cun" ning will discover, and wickedness insensibly open, " cultivate, and improve." And it is the inevitable... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1832 - 296 頁
...enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume ; and knowing it, to defeat its views. In every government on earth is some trace of human...The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories. And to render even them safe, their minds must he improved to a certain degree. — This... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 568 頁
...disguise it may assume ; and knowing it, to defeat its views. In every government on earth arc some traces of human weakness, some germ of corruption and degeneracy,...rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, then, are its only safe depositories. And to render them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain... | |
 | 1842 - 1124 頁
...ambition under every disguise it may assume ; and knowing it, to defeat its views. In every goverment on earth is some trace of human weakness, some germ...people alone. The people themselves therefore are ita only safe depositories. And to render even them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 632 頁
...enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume ; and knowing it, to defeat its views. In every government on earth is some trace of human...The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories. And to render even them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain degree. This... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 628 頁
...enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume ; and knowing it, to defeat its views. In every government on earth is some trace of human weakness, some genn of corruption and degeneracy, which cunning will discover, and wickedness insensibly open, cultivate... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1896 - 1182 頁
...government on earth is some trace of human weakness, sonio germ of corruption and degeneracy, which cnnning will discover, and wickedness insensibly open, cultivate...government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of tho people alone. Tho people themselves then aro its only safe depositories. And to render them safe... | |
 | John Cleaves Henderson - 1890 - 414 頁
...enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume ; and knowing it to defeat its views. In every government on earth is some trace of human...rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. And to render even them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain... | |
 | John Cleaves Henderson - 1890 - 414 頁
...enable them to know ambition under every jisguise it may assume ; and knowing it to defeat \^ its views. In every government on earth is some trace of human weakness, some germ of corruption and dc generacy, which cunning will discover, and wickedness insensibly open, cultivate, and improve. Every... | |
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