 | United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1893 - 432 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Archives - 1897 - 976 pages
...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...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 - Statesmen - 1898 - 440 pages
...that is always in the right." " It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system approaching to near to perfection as it does ; and I think it will...astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to bear that our councils are confounded, like those of the builders of Babel, and that our States are... | |
 | Edward Robins - 1898 - 444 pages
...of the Convention, that he is astonished to find the constitution so near perfection as it is — " and I think it will astonish our 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... | |
 | James Madison - Constitutional history - 1787 - 578 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Literature - 1900 - 460 pages
...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...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... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1901 - 440 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Fiske - 1902 - 494 pages
...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...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... | |
 | David Excelmons Cloyd - Biography & Autobiography - 1902 - 126 pages
...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...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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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... 
