Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. / A Collection of Speeches and Messages

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ourish if labor languish. Transportation cannot prosper if manufactures decline. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that

nt which has the aptest instruments for the discovery of laws. The latest, most modern, and nearest perfect system that statesmanship has devised is representative government. Its weakness is the weakness of us imperfect human being

itical campaign. No judge should be required to seek or receive political rewards. The courts of Massachusetts are known and honored wherever men love justice. Let their glory suffer no dimi

ve. Government cannot relieve from toil. It can provide no substitute for the rewards of service. It can, of course, care f

se to have property that is his own. Ultimately, property rights and personal rights are the same thing. The one cannot be preserved

usually by the clergy and the nobility. Inspiration has always come from above. Diffusion of learning has come down from the univer

wealth are the only foundation on which to build the prosperity of the whole people. Large profits mean large pay rolls. But profits must be the result of service performed. In no land are the

general results, there is no place on earth where the people secure, in a larger measure, the blessi

pect to be called a stand-patter, but don't be a stand-patter. Expect to be called a demagogue, but don't be a demagogue. Don't hesitate to be as revolutionary as science. Don't hesitate to b

hich will endure, a reconstructed faith that the final approval of the people is given not to demagogues, slavishly pandering to their selfishness

e pole. To that, not to selfishness, let the laws of the Commonwealth appeal. Recognize the immortal worth and dignity of man. Let the laws of Massachusetts proclaim to her humblest citizen, performing the most menial task, the recognition of his manhood, the recogni