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; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the Laws; the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; and the rights of the citizen will be violated or disregarded.
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: Selfish, Men, Law, Squandering, Not Voting, Right To Vote, Disregarded, Embezzlement, Corrupt Society, Founding America, Public Good, Voting Founding Fathers, American Founding Fathers, Selfish Interest, Incompetent
