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If it happens to want a judge, it can usually have the best lawyer Of the most distinguished court. If it wants a man Of business, it can select the best executive talent known to exist. Why should it not? It can Offer better wages than a man gets in a private station, - more honor, and equal safety. We have recently seen that one Of the ablest business men in the country, already in the possession Of a secure fortune, was willing to give up three millions per annum for the honor and satisfaction Of serving the public.
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If it happens to want a judge, it can usually have the best lawyer Of the most distinguished court. If it wants a man Of business, it can select the best executive talent known to exist. Why should it not? It can Offer better wages than a man gets in a private station, - more honor, and equal safety. We have recently seen that one Of the ablest business men in the country, already in the possession Of a secure fortune, was willing to give up three millions per annum for the honor and satisfaction Of serving the public.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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First, as to the wages he pays them. It is not necessary for him to give high salaries, because there are two precious commodities with which a government can reward its servants, over and above the money it pays them. One is honor; the other is safety. These two things, honor and safety, are what the virtuous portion of mankind strive for; and so precious are they, that when, after years of honest toil, a man has attained them, most of us join in the acclaim which pronounces his life successful. Now a government can bestow these upon every person whom it retains in its service. It can reasonably ask a man, in the full tide of a victorious career, to relinquish his vocation, and devote his life to the public service, for a comparatively small sum per annum, provided that sum per annum is made securely his until justly forfeited. It can do this, because a decent and secure maintenance, with the honor properly belonging to a government office, constitutes an entire materials success. No man can get any more material good than that, the simple reason that there is no more to get. Mr. Astor was right in saying that he derived from his estate only the few thousands a year which it cost him to live; but those few thousands are so securely his that he can be deprived of them only by his own fault or folly. A government can place its higher servants in a position more desirable even than his, since to his safety it can add honor. There is no honor in owning a thousand houses, but it is highly honorable, under a properly constituted government, to be the trusted and faithful servant of the public.
Hence, on these terms, a government can usually have the choice of all the most suitable persons for any post.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book presents trenchant criticism of the American governmentâs treatment of its public servants, with special focus on the inadequate salaries paid to members of the Supreme Court and other top officials. The author argues that these low salaries have pernicious consequences, ranging from corruption to inefficiency. The author advocates reforms to ensure these positions are filled by the most capable and virtuous individuals. Ultimately, this book provides a detailed and provocative analysis of an enduring issue in American governance. Its insights are as valuable today as when they were first penned. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781331327899_0
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