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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... "
Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature ... - Page 80
edited by - 1833
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The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 5

John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...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 "...
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The Oxford review; or, Literary censor, Volume 1

734 pages
...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...
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Encyclopędia Americana, ed. by F. Lieber assisted by E. Wigglesworth (and T ...

Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 pages
...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....
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Encyclopędia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 13

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 546 pages
...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....
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 2

John Marshall - 1836 - 500 pages
...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....
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Encyclopędia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 13

Francis Lieber - 1851 - 544 pages
...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...
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The American's Own Book: Containing the Declaration of Independence, with ...

1853 - 514 pages
...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...
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Memoirs, Speeches and Writings of Robert Rantoul, Jr

Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - 1854 - 892 pages
...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...
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Memoirs, Speeches and Writings of Robert Rantoul, Jr

Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - 1854 - 890 pages
...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...
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The Wide-awake Gift: A Know-nothing Token for 1855

One of 'em - 1855 - 340 pages
...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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