Project Gutenberg 2013-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 65 Walker, James 1794 1874 A Sermon Delivered before His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor, His Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, Lieutenant Governor, the Hon. Council, the Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the day of General Election, May 28, 1828 Produced by Gerard Arthus and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Sermon Delivered before His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor, His Honor Thomas L. Winthrop Lieutenant Governor, the Hon. Council, the Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the Day of General Election, May 28, 1828" by James Walker is a religious discourse presented as a sermon, likely written in the early 19th century. This book addresses the moral responsibilities of citizens in a democratic society, emphasizing the importance of character and integrity in public office. In this sermon, James Walker reflects on the significant role that the electorate plays in determining the quality of its leaders, cautions against the influence of bad public figures on societal morals, and stresses that the private character of individuals deeply affects their public effectiveness. He articulates the challenging climate of political factions and the risks of electing leaders based on popularity rather than merit. Walker underscores the legacy of virtuous leadership in American history, particularly during the nation's formative years, and he calls for a return to principles of honesty and capability in governance, while also imploring listeners to maintain vigilance in preserving the values of their democracy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43927/43927-h/images/cover.jpg en Election sermons -- Massachusetts BV Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 46512 46432 2024-09-18T11:46:30.325071 2023-09-19T07:36:34.162397 text/html text/html 40828 2013-10-10T09:44:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 44887 2013-10-10T09:44:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 45228 2024-09-18T11:46:32.196047 application/epub+zip 43929 2024-09-18T11:46:30.773058 application/epub+zip 37282 2024-09-18T11:46:30.537060 application/epub+zip 70335 2024-09-18T11:46:33.506068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61662 2024-09-18T11:46:31.957054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55314 2022-09-20T05:02:51.257809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37764 37559 2024-09-18T11:46:30.195063 2023-09-19T07:36:34.051356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37302 2013-10-10T09:44:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14110 2013-10-10T09:44:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18688 2024-09-18T11:46:33.639042 application/rdf+xml 8614 2024-09-18T11:46:30.599052 image/jpeg 1811 2024-09-18T11:46:30.567060 image/jpeg 53537 2024-09-18T11:46:30.335051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia