Noah Webster Quotes:
Ocupation: Lexicographer
Life: October 16, 1758 - May 28, 1843
Birthday: October 16
Death: May 28
If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . . If a republican government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the Divine commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the laws.
source: Noah Webster (1835). “Instructive and Entertaining Lessons for Youth: With Rules for Reading with Propriety, Illustrated by Examples: Designed for Use in Schools and Families”, p.230
topic: Men, Law, Office, Morality And Religion, Corrupt Society, Voting Founding Fathers, American Character, Us Founding Fathers
