Noah Webster
I always believed Noah Webster must be a pretty smart man because about 1800, he started writing the first American Dictionary. But I recently found a quote from him and this confirmed to me the fact that he was not pretty smart but extremely smart.
I believe we would all be pretty smart to take heed to the following advice in Webster's quote and follow his wise advice.
"When you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers, 'just men who will rule in the fear of God'. The preservation of government depends on the faithful discharge of this Duty; 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. If government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the Divine Commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the Laws."
This makes sense to me and gives us a wise philosophy to follow. With all of the upcoming elections, it will be good to keep this in mind when you go into the voting booth.
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