 | Cadwallader Colden - Canada - 1747 - 540 pages
...Government be never fo good, they 'will endeavour to warp and fpoil it to their Turn. I know fame fay, Let us have good Laws, and no matter for the Men that execute them : But let than conftder, That though good Laws do well, good Men do better : For good Laws may wart gccd Men,... | |
 | Cadwallader Colden - Canada - 1755 - 276 pages
...Government be never fo good, they will endeavour to warp and fpoil it to their Turn. I know fome fay, Let us have good Laws, and no matter for the Men that execute them : But let them Conjider, That though good Laws do well, goid Men do better : For good Laws may want geod Men, and... | |
 | James Murray - United States - 1780 - 626 pages
...Si«&<i be never fo good, they will endeavour to warp and fpoil it to their turn. I know fome fay, Let us have good laws, and no matter for the men that execute them : But let them confidcr, That though good laws do well, good men do better: For good laws may want good men, and be... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1817 - 552 pages
...it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. I know some say, let us have good laws, and no matter fur .the men -that execute them: but let them consider, that though good laws do well, good men do... | |
 | John Marshall - 1805 - 544 pages
...it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. " I know some say, let us have good...for good laws may want good men, and be abolished or evaded by ill men; but good men will never want good laws, nor suffer ill ones. It is here, good laws... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 582 pages
...it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. " I know some say, let us have good...for good laws may want good men, and be abolished or evaded by ill men ; but good men will never want good laws, nor suffer ill ones. It is here, good laws... | |
 | Charities - 1814 - 402 pages
...it. But if men. le tad, let the government le never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. '• I know some say, Let us have good...consider, that though. good laws do well, good men do letter ; for good laws may tvant good men, and be abolished or invaded ty ill men; but good men will... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 1112 pages
...and spoil it to their turn. " I know some say, I,et us bavé good laws, and no matter for thé rni-n that execute them. But let them consider, that though good laws do well, good men do better j , for good laws may want good -men, and be abolished or invaded by ill men : but good men will never... | |
 | 1818 - 400 pages
...it. But if men be bad,' let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. I know some say let us have good laws...do better. For good laws may want good men. and be evadcd or abolished by ill men ; but good men will never want good laws, nor suffer ill ones. It is... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1818 - 396 pages
...good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn. I know some say let us have good Jaws and no matter for the men that execute them; but let...do better. For good laws may want good men, and be cvaded or abolished by ill men ; but good men will never want good laws, nor suffer ill ones. It is... | |
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But let them consider that though good laws do well, good men do better. For good laws may want good men and be abolished or evaded by ill men; but good men will never want good laws nor suffer ill ones. 
