Discorso Di Guglielmo Manzi Sopra Gli Spettacoli, Le Feste, Ed Il Lusso Degl’ Italiani Nel Secolo XIV (1818)

A man who has occupied this position without interruption during three administrations would be a failure at the very outstart if he resorted to devious conduct or political duplicity. He has but one master–the people at large. To reach this position he had to have courage, be truthful, exercise sound and practical business judgment, and at the same time have a vision looking to the betterment of the condition of his fellow-man.