 | Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 678 pàgines
...levy county and poor rates, and administer all the matters of common interest to the whole country. These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their governments, and liave proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 916 pàgines
...called townships in v England, are the vital principle of their governments, and have proved them•es the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of -government, and for its preservation.1 We should thus marshal our Government >, 1. The general Federal... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1871 - 758 pàgines
...levy county and poor rates, and administer all the matters of common interest to the whole county. These wards, called townships in New England, are...vital principle of their governments, and have proved them• selves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-government,... | |
 | John Martin Vincent - 1883 - 502 pàgines
...and people at that important crisis."1 And in this lie voices the sentiments of Jefferson, who says: "These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their governments, aud have proved themselves the wisest invention, ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1885 - 550 pàgines
...certain to produce satisfactory results. Jefferson was indeed a far-seeing statesman, and he says : "These wards, called townships in New England, are...governments; and have proved themselves the wisest inventions ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-government and for its preservation."... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1886 - 552 pàgines
...certain to produce satisfactory results. Jefferson was indeed a far-seeing statesman, and he says: "These wards, called townships in New England, are...governments; and have proved themselves the wisest inventions ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-government and for its preservation."... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1887 - 396 pàgines
...results. Jefferson was indeed a far-seeing statesman, and ho says : " These wards, called townships in Nuw England, are the vital principle of their governments ; and have proved themselves the wisest inventions ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-government and for its preservation."... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1891 - 670 pàgines
...Western. The 502 political power is divided between tlie county and the town ; the former has much wore importance than in New England, and the latter has...devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-governmeut, and for its preservation." Again he says: "These little republics would be the main... | |
 | John Cleaves Henderson - 1890 - 414 pàgines
...I2th, 1816, alluding to his favorite idea of dividing counties into wards or townships, he said : " These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their government, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1891 - 610 pàgines
...of the town system. The opinion of Mr. Jefferson on the merits of this system, Virginian though lie was, was strongly expressed at different times. He...the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for/the perfect exercise of self-government, and for its preservation. ' ' Again he says : ' ' These... | |
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These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their governments, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-government and for its preservation. 
