Guidance for voters...
"In selecting men (and women) for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate - look to his (her) character. The scriptures teach that rulers should be men who rule in the fear of God, able men, men of truth, hating covetousness. It is to the neglect of this rule that we must ascribe the multiplied frauds, breaches of trust, and embezzlement of public property which tarnish the the character of our country and disgrace government. When a citizen gives his vote to a man (woman) of known immorality, he abuses his civic responsibility; he sacrifices not only his interest, but that of his neighbor; he betrays the interest of his country."
----Noah Webster, 1823
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