 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1829 - 998 pages
...*n engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public officers are, or, at least, admit of being made, so plain and...performance ; and I cannot but believe that more is lost by tlie long continuance of men in office, than is generally to be gained by their experience. I submit... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - Generals - 1832 - 448 pages
...an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public officers are, or, at least, admit of being- made, so plain...may readily qualify themselves for their performance ; arid I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office, than is generally... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - Presidents - 1833 - 484 pages
...an engine for the support of the 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 may readily qualify themselves for their performance ; and I cannot but believe that... | |
 | 1834 - 186 pages
...made in the times of the preceding presidents and in his: "The duties of all public offices," he says, "are, or at least, admit of being made, so plain and...readily qualify themselves for their performance. I cannot but believe, that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office, than is generally... | |
 | Alden Bradford - Canada History War of 1812 - 1840 - 494 pages
...for the support of the few at the expense of the many. — The duties of all public officers are, or admit of being made so plain and simple, that men...themselves for their performance : and I cannot but think that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office, than is generally to be gained by... | |
 | Alden Bradford - History - 1840 - 496 pages
...for the support of the few at the expense of the many. — The duties of all public officers are, or admit of being made so plain and simple, that men...themselves for their performance : and I cannot but think that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office, than is generally to be gained by... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1842 - 794 pages
...the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public officers are, or at lea* admit of being made so plain and simple, that men...themselves for their performance; and I cannot but beliere that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by... | |
 | M. Sears - Statesmen - 1844 - 596 pages
...an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being, made so plain and...readily qualify themselves for their performance; and I I cannot but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1846 - 766 pages
...an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public officers are, or at least, admit of being made so plain and...readily qualify themselves for their performance ; and I can not but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1853 - 544 pages
...an engine for the support of the few at the expense of the many. The duties of all public officers are, or at least, admit of being made so plain and...readily qualify themselves for their performance ; and I can not but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to... | |
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The duties of all public offices are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance; and I can not but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office... 
