 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 796 pages
...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me,...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... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - Constitutional law - 1876 - 678 pages
...It therefore astonishes me, sir, to rind this system approaching so near to perfection as it docs ; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are...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... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1877 - 982 pages
...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect ssembly, do enact. That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, counsels are confounded like those of the builders of Babel, and that our States are on the point of... | |
 | Education - 1877 - 972 pages
...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me,...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, John Bigelow - 1884 - 558 pages
...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected ? It therefore astonishes me,...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... | |
 | United States - 1886 - 190 pages
...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected ? It, therefore, astonishes...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... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - Readers - 1866 - 402 pages
...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish vices. From such an assembly, can a perfect production be expected ? It, therefore, astonishes...and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are awaiting with confidence to hear that * It must have been an affecting sight to see the philosopher... | |
 | William A. Campbell - Readers - 1890 - 514 pages
...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such. an assembly can a perfect production be expected ? It, therefore, astonishes...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... | |
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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... 
