 It therefore astonishes me, 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 confidence to hear that our councils are confounded, like those of the builders of Babel...  Essays and Letters - Page 157by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 396 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - Constitutional history - 1905 - 318 pages
...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...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... | |
 | William Jennings Bryan, Francis Whiting Halsey - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1906 - 286 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1906 - 1056 pages
...selfish views. From such an assembly can a perject production !>. expected ? It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaching so near to...it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confident to hear, that our councils are confounded like those of the builders of Babel, and that our... | |
 | Edward Waterman Townsend - Constitutional history - 1906 - 332 pages
...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...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;... | |
 | Leonard Brown - Conduct of life - 1908 - 630 pages
...perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, elr, to find this system approaching so near perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish...hear that our councils are confounded, like those of tha builders of liabel; and that our states are on the point of separation, only to meet hereafter... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1911 - 690 pages
...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...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 Monday MADISON... | |
 | Horace Leslie Brittain - Readers - 1911 - 284 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin - United States - 1914 - 476 pages
...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...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... | |
 | David Saville Muzzey - History - 1915 - 632 pages
...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...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... | |
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