 | John Fiske - 1891 - 412 Seiten
...to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does: and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that...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... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - 1891 - 220 Seiten
...find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think that it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that...councils are confounded, like those of the builders of Babel, and that our States arc on the point of separation, only to meet hereafter for tinpurpose of... | |
 | 1892 - 436 Seiten
...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 separation,...only to meet, hereafter, for the purpose of cutting one another's throats. Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention - 1893 - 432 Seiten
...to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that...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... | |
 | Erastus Howard Scott - 1893
...to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that...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... | |
 | 1897 - 976 Seiten
...to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that...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... | |
 | Sydney George Fisher - 1898 - 440 Seiten
...waiting with confidence to bear that our 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 cutting one another's throats. . . . " On the whole, sir, I cannot help expressing a wish, that every member... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1899 - 464 Seiten
...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 separation,...only to meet hereafter for the purpose of cutting one another's throats. Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because... | |
 | 1900 - 460 Seiten
...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 separation,...only to meet hereafter for the purpose of cutting one another's throats. Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because... | |
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... their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection... 
