 | Edwin Wiley - 1915 - 800 Seiten
...with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, an-d their selfish views. From such an assembly can...councils are confounded like those of the Builders of Babel ; •Sparks. Life of Franklin, p. 518; Hunt, Madison's Journal, vol. ii., pp. 389-391. FRANKLIN'S... | |
 | David Saville Muzzey - 1915 - 634 Seiten
...with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can...it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with conf1dence to hear U)»t our^ councils are confounded, like those of the builders of Babel ; and that... | |
 | Sarah Emma Simons - 1915 - 492 Seiten
...dispute with her sister, said: "But I meet with nobody but myself that is always in the right." It ... astonishes me, sir, to find this system approaching...enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our counsels are confounded like those of the builders of Babel, and that our States are on the point of... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1981 - 1224 Seiten
...with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an Assembly can...system approaching so near to perfection as it does. . . . Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I am not sure that it is not the best." Mr.... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution - 1982 - 112 Seiten
...WITH THOSE MEN, ALL THEIR PREJUDICES, THEIR PASSIONS, THEIR ERRORS OF OPINION, THEIR LOCAL INTERESTS, AND THEIR SELFISH VIEWS, FROM SUCH AN ASSEMBLY CAN...PRODUCTION BE EXPECTED? IT THEREFORE ASTONISHES ME, SlR, TO FIND THIS SYSTEM APPROACHING SO NEAR TO PERFECTION AS IT DOES; ... THUS I CONSENT, SIR, TO... | |
 | Theodore Dreiser - 1987 - 1168 Seiten
...with those Men all their Prejudices, their Passions, their Errors of Opinion, their local Interests, and their selfish Views. From such an Assembly can...Councils are confounded, like those of the Builders of Babel, and that our States are on the Point of Separation, only to meet hereafter for the Purpose of... | |
 | Winton U. Solberg - 1990 - 548 Seiten
...with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can...councils are confounded like those of the Builders of Babel; and that our States are on the point of separation, only to meet hereafter for the purpose of... | |
 | Stephen L. Schechter - 1990 - 478 Seiten
...with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can...astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaching as near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies. . . . Thus I consent, Sir,... | |
 | Bradford Perkins, Walter LaFeber, Akira Iriye, Warren I. Cohen - 1995 - 276 Seiten
...inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, . . . their local interests. . . . From such an assembly can a perfect production be...system approaching so near to perfection as it does. ... I cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may still have objections... | |
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Convention we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution. For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,... 
