 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 Seiten
...duplicity. No truth can be uttered with more confidence than that his ends were always upright, and his means always pure. He exhibits the rare example of...him was fully exemplified the real distinction which forever exists between wisdom and cunning, and the importance as well as truth of the maxim that "... | |
 | 734 Seiten
...duplicity. No truth can be uttered with more confidence, than that his ends were always upright, and his means always pure. He exhibits the rare example of...governments, and to his own countrymen were always sincere." We have thus, with a considerable degree of attention, endeavoured to convey a just idea of the work... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 Seiten
...duplicity. No truth can be uttered with more confidence than that his ends were always upright, and his means always pure. He exhibits the rare example of...possessed ambition, that passion was, in his bosom, so regulated by principles, or controlled by circumstances, that it was neither vicious nor turbulent.... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 546 Seiten
...duplicity. No truth can be uttered with more confidence than that his ends were always upright, and his means always pure. He exhibits the rare example of...possessed ambition, that passion was, in his bosom, so regulated by principles, or controlled by circumstances, that it was neither vicious nor turbulent.... | |
 | John Marshall - 1836 - 500 Seiten
...own countrymen, were always sincere. In him was fully exemplified the real distinction, which forever exists, between wisdom and cunning, and the importance...possessed ambition, that passion was, in his bosom, so regulated by principles, or controlled by circumstances, that it was neither vicious, nor-turbulent.... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1851 - 544 Seiten
...duplicity. No truth can be uttered with more confidence than that his ends were always upright, and his means always pure. He exhibits the rare example of...unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments, ami to his own countrymen, were always sincere. In him was fully exemplified the real distinction which... | |
 | 1853 - 514 Seiten
...always upright, and his means always pure. He exhibits" a rare example of a politician to whom wilre were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to...governments, and to his own countrymen, were always sincere. If Washington possessed ambition, tha*. passion was, in his bosom, so regulated by principles, or controlled... | |
 | Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - 1854 - 892 Seiten
...duplicity. No truth can be uttered with more confidence than that his ends were always upright, and his means always pure. He exhibits the rare example of...him was fully exemplified the real distinction which forever exists between wisdom and cunning, and the importance as well as truth of the maxim, that honesty... | |
 | Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - 1854 - 890 Seiten
...own countrymen, were always sincere. In him was fully exemplified the real distinction which forever exists between wisdom and cunning, and the importance as well as truth of the maxim, that honesty ia the best policy. Intrigue was never employed as the means to gratify his ambition, nor was personal... | |
 | One of 'em - 1855 - 340 Seiten
...truth can be uttered with more confidence than that the ends of Washington were always upright, and his means always pure. He exhibits the rare example of...possessed ambition, that passion was, in his bosom, so regulated by principles, or controlled by circumstances, that it was neither vicious nor turbulent.... | |
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... not furnish a single case from which even an enemy would infer that he was capable, under any circumstances, of stooping to the employment of duplicity. No truth can be uttered with more confidence than that his ends were always upright, and his means... 
