 God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will...  School Education - Page 241898Full view - About this book
 | Ohio State Bar Association - 1900 - 240 pages
...the country ? It would seem as if the poet Holland must have had these things in view when he wrote : "God give us men : a time like this demands Strong...not lie ; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking ; Tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog In... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. Senate - 1881 - 714 pages
...noble birth or son of royalty, but one of nature's noblemen — such a one of whom the poet sang: " God give us men ; a time like this demands Strong...Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who have honor, men who will not lie. Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries... | |
 | 1895 - 794 pages
...demands Great minds, brave hearts, And strong and willing hands ; Men whom the lust of office cannot kill : Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy ; Men who possess opinions and a will ; Men who canjegislate and dare not lie." SUBJECT. KNOWLEDGE. POWER. EXPRESSION. Reading 25 IOO IOO Geography... | |
 | Homoeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York - 1882 - 292 pages
...impractical and blundering pedantry. But we do want such men as the poet longs for when he says: " God give us men ! A time like this demands Strong...Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor,—men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue, And damn his treacherous flatteries... | |
 | State Historical Society of Wisconsin - 1882 - 538 pages
...realized fully the ideal character for whom the poet so earnestly prayed, when he wrote: " God give \ia men; a time like this demands Strong minds, great...Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries... | |
 | Iowa. General Assembly. House of Representatives - 1882 - 680 pages
...short, one of those men of whom Holland writes: " Men whom the lust of office does not kill, Men who the spoils of office cannot buy, Men who possess opinions...not lie, Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking. Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the clouds In... | |
 | 1902 - 700 pages
...AS A PUBLIC OFFICER. By HW McLAUTHLIN, MD Denver, Colo. JG Holland, in "The People's Prayer," says : "God give us men." A time like this demands strong...; men who will not lie; men who can stand before a demagog and damn his treacherous flatteries without winking. Tall men, sun crowned, who Jive above... | |
 | Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company - 1883 - 112 pages
...that ' Paradise Lost has been regained in this imperial 'land of the Dakotas:' " ' The world needs men ! a time like this demands Strong minds, great...not lie, Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking, Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog, In... | |
 | 1883 - 62 pages
...public life, realized fully the ideal character for whom the poet so earnestly prayed, when he wrote: " God give us men; a time like this demands Strong minds,...Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries... | |
 | 1897 - 548 pages
...cerate of subacetate of lead. Need of the Times. God give us men ! A time like this demands Strong men, great hearts true faith and ready hands: Men whom...the spoils of office cannot buy ; Men who possess opinion* and a will ; Men who have honor; men who will not He ; Men who can stand before a demagogue... | |
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