This act was not passed to further the personal interests of the corporators, nor for the advancement of commercial interests, nor for the convenience of the general public, alone; but in addition to these the interests, present and future, of the Government, as such, were to be subserved.
Hoar argues that legislation should serve multiple interests, including those of the government and the public.
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He indignantly rejected it, and declared he would not eat a creature that he loved.
One of the virtues of General Sheridan was that he knew when to act without orders.
There has probably never been a man in our history upon whom so few people looked with indifference.
What was said helped to arouse public attention, and the masses of the people--always pure and incorruptible--set themselves earnestly and successfully to reform the abuses.
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