| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - See Rayner??s ??Life of Jefferson,?? p. 356 (Boston, 1834).The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.??John C. Calhoun: Speech, July 13, 1835.The phrase, ??public office is a public trust,?? has of late become common property.??Charles Sumner (May 31, 1872).The ap
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