 Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me in opinion that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.  The North American Review - Page 128edited by - 1868Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. House - 280 pages
...of our country, by a due attention to the poft-office and poft -roads. Nor am I lefs perfuaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deferve your patronage, than the promotion of fcience and literature. Knowledge is, in every country,... | |
 | 1790 - 692 pages
...of our country, by a due attention to the pud-office and polt-roads. Nor am I lefn perAiaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deferve yor.r patronape, than the promotion of fcirnce and literature. Knowledge is in ever} country... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 pages
...United States, viz. Extract from a speech to the first congress, 1789. " Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing...every country the surest basis of public happiness, &c." Answer of the Senate. " Literature and science are essential to the preservation of a free constitution.... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...improvements essential to the prosperity of the interior, the president added, " nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me in opinion that there is nothing...public happiness. In one, in which the measures of CHAP. iv. government receive their impression so inline1790. diately from the sense of the community... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 602 pages
...measures of the United States ; and the promotion of science and literature. " Knowledge," he observed, " is in every country the surest basis of public happiness....in which the measures of government receive their impressions go immediately from the sense of the community as in ours, it is proportionably essential."... | |
 | 1815 - 508 pages
...of our country, by a due attention to the post office and post roads. Nor am I less persuaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronuge, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is, in every country, the surest... | |
 | 1819 - 514 pages
...of our country, by a due attention to the post office and post roads. Nor am I less persuaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing...Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of publick happiness. In one, in which the measures of government receive their impression so immediately... | |
 | Frederick Butler - 1821 - 474 pages
...sentiments of the president upon literature were thus expressed. — " Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing...every country, the surest basis of public happiness." &c. After applauding the disposition of Congress, shewn the last session, towards an adequate provision... | |
 | Frederick Butler - 1821 - 472 pages
...The sentiments of the president upon literature were thus expressed.—" Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me in opinion, that there' is...every country, the surest basis of public happiness." 1 &c. After applauding the disposition of Congress, shewn the last session, towards an adequate provision... | |
 | 1822 - 680 pages
...said in his first address to Congress, after he had entered upon the execution of his duties, " that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing...in which the measures of government receive their impressions so immediately from the sense of the community as in ours, it is proportionally essential."... | |
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