The Standard of Liberty: An Occasional Paper (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Executive patronage under our constitution, is thought to put the Governor beyond the reach of the people; that when he has fenced himself with appointments under him, it is difficult, if not impossible to prevent his re-election. So far is this from being the fact, that it is his appointments which give him all his trouble, and lay the foundation of an opposition. We need not recur to a saying of Lewis 14th to prove this; that when he had confered an office or an honour, he made many dissatisfied, and one man ungrateful. He is ungrate ful, either because it is the nature of an obligation to produce ingratitude or because the man thinks himself injured in get ing less than his due. If I am to administer a government, and wish a continuance in office, or to escape enmities, let me have no appointments in my gift. It is invidious to select the qualified or bestow emoluments. What a host does not a Go vernor raise up against himself, in the exercise of such a trust? There can be but one man in many appointed to ohice; and yet all, or most expect offices. So blind is self-love that few men suspect their incapacity, or call in question their deseit.
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Executive patronage under our constitution, is thought to put the Governor beyond the reach of the people; that when he has fenced himself with appointments under him, it is difficult, if not impossible to prevent his re-election. So far is this from being the fact, that it is his appointments which give him all his trouble, and lay the foundation of an opposition. We need not recur to a saying of Lewis 14th to prove this; that when he had confered an office or an honour, he made many dissatisfied, and one man ungrateful. He is ungrate ful, either because it is the nature of an obligation to produce ingratitude or because the man thinks himself injured in get ing less than his due. If I am to administer a government, and wish a continuance in office, or to escape enmities, let me have no appointments in my gift. It is invidious to select the qualified or bestow emoluments. What a host does not a Go vernor raise up against himself, in the exercise of such a trust? There can be but one man in many appointed to ohice; and yet all, or most expect offices. So blind is self-love that few men suspect their incapacity, or call in question their deseit.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1334447160
- ISBN 13 9781334447167
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages88
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