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Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are
trustees; and both the trust and the trustees read more
Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are
trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the
benefit of the people.
To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be
a king. However, a political read more
To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be
a king. However, a political executive magistracy, though merely
such, is a great trust.
Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to
execute laws which the people have made and read more
Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to
execute laws which the people have made and within the limits of
a constitution which they have established.
All persons possessing any portion of power ought to be strongly
and awfully impressed with an idea that they read more
All persons possessing any portion of power ought to be strongly
and awfully impressed with an idea that they act in trust, and
that they are to account for their conduct in that trust to the
one great Master, Author, and Founder of society.
Public office is a public trust, the authority and opportunities
of which must be used as absolutely as the read more
Public office is a public trust, the authority and opportunities
of which must be used as absolutely as the public moneys for the
public benefit, and not for the purposes of any individual or
party.
The phrase "public office is a public trust," has of last become
common property.
The phrase "public office is a public trust," has of last become
common property.
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public
good.
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public
good.
All government is a trust. Every branch of government is a
trust, and immemorially acknowledged to be so.
All government is a trust. Every branch of government is a
trust, and immemorially acknowledged to be so.
The appointing power of the Pope is treated as a public trust,
and not as a personal perquisite.
The appointing power of the Pope is treated as a public trust,
and not as a personal perquisite.
