 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1871 - 730 頁
...invasions of the public order, as his own personal concern. Sometimes it is said that man caunot he trusted with the government of himself Can he then...government of others ? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him ? Lei history answer this question. Let us, then, with courage and confidence,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton Stephens - 1875 - 522 頁
...ihe real strength of all Governments is in the affections of the people. " Some," said he, " think that man cannot be trusted with the government of...trusted with the government of others ? or have we angels, in the form of kings, to govern him ? Let history answer this question." He then announced... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1878 - 450 頁
...the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal concern. Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with...to govern him ? Let history answer this question. 5. Let us, then, with courage and confidence pursue our own federal and republican principles, our... | |
 | James Parton - 1880 - 688 頁
...left free to combat it." Another happy touch was this : — " Sometimes it is said that man cannot he trusted with the government of himself. Can he then...the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer the question." The following phrase has passed into common speech, and ought forever to guide the diplomacy... | |
 | Charles Reemelin - 1881 - 670 頁
...complicated the questions raised by it in England and this country by changing their form; he wrote: " Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with...we found angels in the form of kings to govern him ?" Had Mr. Jefferson reasoned out the fact that all governments, from that of public authorities (political)... | |
 | Lance Banning - 1995 - 264 頁
...meet invasions of the public order as his own personal concern. Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he,...government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. Let us, then, with courage and confidence... | |
 | Max Lerner - 1996 - 162 頁
...paragraph which contains the heart of his political theory: "Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he,...government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question." This was Jefferson at his persuasive... | |
 | Edwin S. Gaustad - 1996 - 268 頁
...did not, however, reduce or diminish, even at this tense moment, Jefferson's clarion call to liberty. "Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself." But consider the implications. "Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we... | |
 | Michael Moriarity - 1997 - 300 頁
...Jefferson's "eternal hostility toward any tyranny over the mind of man" very, very, very, very seriously. that man cannot be trusted with the government of...government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? let history answer this question. Equal and exact justice to all men,... | |
 | Alexandra Hanson-Harding - 1997 - 92 頁
...meet invasions of the public order as his own personal concern. Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with the government of himself. Can he,...government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. Let us, then, with courage and confidence... | |
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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others ? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him ? Let history answer this question. 
