 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...politician to whom wiles were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments and to his 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 "... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1833 - 614 pages
...politician to whom wiles were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments, and to his own countrymen, were always sincere. In him...possessed ambition, that passion was, in his bosom, BO regulated by principles, or controlled by circumstances, that it was neither vicious nor turbulent.... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1833 - 570 pages
...politician to whom wiles were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments, and to his own countrymen, were always sincere. In him...importance as well as truth of the maxim that 'honesty ¡s the best policy.' If Washington possessed ambition, that passion was, in his bosom, so regulated... | |
 | 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...controlled by circumstances, that it was neither vicious, nor-turbulent. Intrigue was never employed as the mean!* of its gratification, nor was personal aggrandizement... | |
 | Willis Gaylord Clark - 1844 - 486 pages
...politician, to whom wiles were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments, and to his 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... | |
 | Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - 1854 - 892 pages
...own countrymen, were always sincere. In him was fully exemplified the real distinction which forever exists between wisdom and cunning, and the importance...truth of the maxim, that honesty is the best policy. Intrigue was never employed as the means to gratify his ambition, nor was personal aggrandizement its... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - 1854 - 890 pages
...politician to whom wiles were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments, and to his 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... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 pages
...politician to whom wiles were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments and to his own countrymen were always sincere. In him...Washington possessed ambition, that passion was, in hie bosom, so regulated by principles, or controlled by circumstances, that it was neither vicious... | |
 | John Frost - 1855 - 470 pages
...politician to whom wiles were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments, and to his 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 the truth of the maxim that... | |
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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 a politician to whom wiles were absolutely unknown, and whose professions to foreign governments and to his... 
