 | Sidney James Mark Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - Great Britain - 1884 - 1136 pages
...and courage. What their particular form of creed was he cared little. \i The state," he declared, " in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing to serve it faithfully, that suffices." His enemies termed him " the great Independent,"... | |
 | Sir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - Great Britain - 1884 - 1254 pages
...and courage. What their particular form of creed was he cared little. " The state," he declared, " in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing to serve it faithfully, that suffices." His enemies termed him " the great Independent,"... | |
 | Ward, Lock and co, ltd - 1885 - 812 pages
...Are you sure of that ? Admit he be, shall that render him incapable to serve the public ? . . . Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to servo it, that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with men... | |
 | American periodicals - 1900 - 848 pages
...but the man is an anabaptist! Admit he be, shall that render him incapable to serve the public? Sir, the state, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions: if they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. . . . Take heed of being sharp or too easily... | |
 | 1900 - 906 pages
...will be careful to mount such. I had rather have a plain russethim incapable to serve the public ? the state, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions : if they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. . . . Take heed of being sharp or too... | |
 | Charles Bradlaugh - England - 1887 - 328 pages
...sharp Teprimand, because Crawford has discountenanced an "anabaptist " Lieutenant-Colonel : " Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. I advised you tormer'.y to bear with men... | |
 | Frederic Harrison - Great Britain - 1888 - 248 pages
...public ? ' He is indiscreet." It may be so, in some things : we have all human infirmities. . . . Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, — that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with... | |
 | Thomas Hill Green - Philosophy, Modern - 1888 - 684 pages
...ear of the Earl of Manchester, and had suspended an officer for unconforruable opinions, he says,1 ' The state in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. ... I desire you would receive this man... | |
 | 1888 - 770 pages
...Anabaptism. "Admit he did," wrote Cromwell, "shall that render him incapable to serve the public 1 Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies." Toleration this, which nobody else in... | |
 | Alfred F. Robbins - Great Britain - 1888 - 232 pages
...directly interferes with personal opinion or private enterprise. The noble saying of Cromwell — " The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies " — spoken before its time, as even some... | |
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Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, — that satisfies. 
