 | David Excelmons Cloyd - 1902 - 126 Seiten
...waiting with confidence to hear 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. Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better and because... | |
 | Commonwealth Club of California - 1919 - 720 Seiten
...sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with con-fidence to hear...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... | |
 | Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - 1903 - 458 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... | |
 | 1904 - 584 Seiten
...continued, "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...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... | |
 | Thomas Francis Moran - 1904 - 580 Seiten
...continued, "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...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1904 - 548 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 396 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... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1905 - 318 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... | |
 | William Jennings Bryan, Francis Whiting Halsey - 1906 - 286 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... | |
 | Edward Waterman Townsend - 1906 - 332 Seiten
...approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are awaiting with confidence to hear 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... | |
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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... 
