 | Thomas Jefferson - 1907 - 246 Seiten
...either virtue or talents ; for with these it would belong to the first class. The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature, for the instruction, the trusts, the government of society. And, indeed, it would have been inconsistent in creation to have formed... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs - 1978 - 924 Seiten
...with the greatest potential for service. "The natural aristocracy," he said, "I consider as the nost precious gift of nature, for the Instruction, the trusts, and government of society. . ..Hay we not even say that that fora of government la tbe best vhlch provides most effectually for... | |
 | John Ashworth - 1987 - 342 Seiten
...believed that this aristocracy, 'the grounds' of which were 'virtue and talents', was no less than 'the most precious gift of nature for the instruction, the trusts and government of society'. But this idea was not enthusiastically received by most Democrats. The party took its cue from Andrew... | |
 | Vincent G. Potter - 1988 - 292 Seiten
...aristocracy, founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents. . . . The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature, for...instruction, the trusts, and government of society. . . . The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provision should be... | |
 | Erich Angermann - 1992 - 556 Seiten
...bestimmt werden müsse. In seinem Brief an Adams fuhr er in diesem Sinne fort: The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the...instruction, the trusts, and government of society. ... May we not even say that that form of government is the best which provides the most effectually... | |
 | Thomas L. Pangle - 1993 - 244 Seiten
...either virtue or talents; for with these it would belong to the first class. The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the...instruction, the trusts, and government of society. . . . May we not even say that that form of government is the best which provides the most effectually... | |
 | Peter S. Onuf - 1993 - 500 Seiten
...and talent," of which he considered himself a prime example. Such natural aristocrats, he said were "the most precious gift of nature, for the instruction, the trusts, and government of society."23 To become a natural aristocrat one had to acquire the attributes of a natural aristocrat... | |
 | Richard Vetterli, Gary C. Bryner - 1996 - 294 Seiten
...among men. The grounds of this," he submitted, "are virtue and talents. . . . The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature, for...virtue and wisdom enough to manage the concerns of society. May we not even say, that that form of government is the best, which provides the most effectually... | |
 | Hans Vorländer - 1997 - 256 Seiten
...befähigter, wie er in einem Briefwechsel mit John Adams breit ausführte: »The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature, for...instruction, the trusts, and government of society« (1986, 534). Allerdings, und dies unterscheidet seine politische Theorie diametral von der des klassischen... | |
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And indeed, it would have been inconsistent in creation to have formed man for the social state, and not to have provided virtue and wisdom enough to manage the concerns of society. May we not even say, that that form of government is the best, which... 
