 I also believe that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become...  Benjamin Franklin, the Printer-boy - Seite 1191865 - 120 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 Seiten
...interests ; our projects will be confounded ; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. " I therefore beg to move that... | |
 | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - 1888 - 676 Seiten
...local interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and by-word down to future ages ; and, what is worse, mankind...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war, and conquest." In the face of all discouragements,... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1889 - 708 Seiten
...interests, onr projects will be confounded, and wo ourselves shall become a reproach and a by- word down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may...wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest." (9 Franklin Papers, Bigelow'a ed., 4-29.) Such were Franklin's maturest views after a retrospect of... | |
 | Christopher Perren - 1889 - 442 Seiten
...interests; our prospects will be confounded; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a byword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may...government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war or conquest. I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven... | |
 | 1889 - 990 Seiten
...partial, local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves become a reproach and byword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate circumstance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war, and... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1890 - 712 Seiten
...be confounded, and we shall become a reproach and a byword down to future ages. " And what is w<yse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,...war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move that hereafter prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven and its blessing on our deliberations, be held... | |
 | Daniel Worcester Faunce - 1890 - 270 Seiten
...longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this trflth, that God governs the affairs of man. I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of heaven on our deliberations be held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business." is it that... | |
 | Louis Albert Banks - 1891 - 278 Seiten
...interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may...wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest." It is a long march down hill from this sublime utterance of Franklin to the " phosphorescent and morally... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1892 - 888 Seiten
...will be confounded, and we, ourselves, shall Iteróme a reproach and a by-word down to future agea. And, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this...despair of establishing government by human wisdom ami leave it to chance, war, and conquest. Franklin's comments, in his letters to his friends, ou the... | |
 | William Uhler Hensel - 1892 - 590 Seiten
...partial interests, our projects shall be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and byword down to future ages ; and, what is worse, mankind...this unfortunate instance despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war, and conquest.' " In the face of all discouragements... | |
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