 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 Seiten
...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,...hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of estab lishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840 - 708 Seiten
...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 ;...confounded ; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and byword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - 1840 - 404 Seiten
...his concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves...become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages.' Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers ! ' Them that honor me will I honor.' ' If thou turn away thy... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840 - 708 Seiten
...partial local interests ; our projects will 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. I therefore beg leave to move... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - 1841 - 394 Seiten
...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...therefore beg leave to move that, henceforth, prayers, im« ploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly... | |
 | Henry Brevoort Renwick, James Renwick - 1841 - 402 Seiten
...political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial interests ; our projects will be confounded; and we...down to future ages ; and, what is worse, mankind may henceforth, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1845 - 250 Seiten
...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;...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move—... | |
 | 1845 - 732 Seiten
...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,...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1845 - 672 Seiten
...no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; pur "projects will be confounded; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1846 - 250 Seiten
...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;...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move... | |
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I firmly believe this ; and 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,... 
