 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1829 - 998 pages
...revolt Office is considered as a species of property ; and Government, rather as a means of promoting individual interests, than as an instrument created...divert Government from its legitimate ends, and make it *n engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public officers... | |
 | History - 1830 - 852 pages
...revolt. Office is considered as a species of property ; and government, rather as a means of promoting individual interests, than as an instrument created...the expense of the many. The duties of all public offices are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple, that men of intelligence may readily... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1830 - 986 pages
...revolt. Office is considered as a species of property ; and government, rather as a means of promoting individual interests, than as an instrument created...the expense of the many. The duties of all public offices are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple, that men of intelligence may readily... | |
 | Samuel Perkins - United States - 1830 - 458 pages
...their public duties. Corruption in some, and a perversion of correct feelings and principles in others, divert government from its legitimate ends and make...engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. Its offices are created solely for the benefit of the people. No one man has any more intrinsic... | |
 | Samuel Perkins - United States - 1830 - 472 pages
...their public duties. Corruption in some, and a perversion of correct feelings and principles in others, divert government from its legitimate ends and make...engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. Its offices are created solely for the benefit of the people. No one man has any more intrinsic... | |
 | William Joseph Snelling - Enslaved persons - 1831 - 230 pages
...office. The corruption consequent on long tenures must divert government from its legitimate purposes, and make it an engine for the support of the few at...expense of the many. The duties of all public officers were, or ought to be, so simple that any man might soon qualify himself for them. On the whole, he... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - Generals - 1832 - 446 pages
...revolt. Office is considered as a species of property ; and government, rather as a means of promoting individual interests, than as an instrument created...and in others, a perversion of correct feelings and principies, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make it an engine for the support of the... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - Generals - 1832 - 448 pages
...revolt. Office is considered as a species of property ; and government, rather as a means of promoting individual interests, than as an instrument created...the service of the people. Corruption in some, and m others, a perversion of correct feelings and princi! pies, divert government from its legitimate... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - Presidents - 1833 - 484 pages
...of the people. Corruption in some, and in others, a perversion of correct feelings and principies, divert government from its legitimate ends, and make...few at the expense of the many. The duties of all puhlic officers are, or, at least, admit of being made, so plain and simple, that men o, intelligence... | |
 | United States - 1835 - 346 pages
...individual interests, than as an instrument created solely fof the service of the people,—corruption in some, and in others, a perversion of correct feelings...the expense of the many. The duties of all public officer* are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple, that the intelligent may readily... | |
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Office is considered as a species of property ; and government, rather as a means of promoting individual interests, than as an instrument created solely for the service of the people. 
