| Joseph Alden - 1848 - 156 Seiten
...without accomplishing any thing. While things were in this state, Dr. Franklin arose and said : — " ' Mr. President, the small progress we have made after...each other, our different sentiments on almost every subject is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. In the situation... | |
| Kazlitt Arvine - 1848 - 908 Seiten
...attended in the convention every morning, and in support of his motion, thus addressed the president : " Mr. President : The small progress we have made after four or five weeks of close attendance and continual reasonings with each other, our différent sentiments on almost every... | |
| Kazlitt Arvine - 1850 - 882 Seiten
...attended in the convention every morning, and in support of liis motion, thus addressed the president : " Mr. President : The small progress we have made after four or five weeks of close attendance and continual reasonings with each other, our different sentiments on almost every... | |
| James McFarlane Mathews - 1851 - 286 Seiten
...off till to-morrow, at the request of the Deputies from New-York," when Dr. Franklin arose, and said: "MR. PRESIDENT, — The small progress we have made...close attendance and continual reasonings with each other—our different sentiments on almost every questiori, several of the last producing as many noes... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1854 - 646 Seiten
...words as reported by Madison. • Debates in the Federal Convention, June 28, 1787. Dr. Franklin said : Mr. President, the small progress we have made after...continual reasonings with each other, our different sentiment on almost every question — several of the last producing as many noes as ayes — is, methinks,... | |
| John Philip Sanderson - 1856 - 380 Seiten
...which framed the Constitution, there will be found the following speech made by Benjamin Franklin : " Mr. President : — The small progress we have made...human understanding. We, indeed, seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to... | |
| John Philip Sanderson - 1856 - 404 Seiten
...which framed the Constitution, there will be found the following speech made by Benjamin Franklin : " Mr. President: — The small progress we have made...human understanding. We, indeed, seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to... | |
| Lorenzo Dow Johnson - 1856 - 94 Seiten
...or five weeks' close attendance, and continual reasonings with each other, our different sentiment on almost every question — several of the last producing...want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government, and examined... | |
| Clement Moore Butler - 1856 - 308 Seiten
...President, the small progress which we have made after four or five weeks close and constant reasoning with each other, our different sentiments on almost...the human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running around in search of it. We have gone back... | |
| Lorenzo Dow Johnson - 1856 - 92 Seiten
...words as reported by Madison. Debates in the Federal Convention, June 28. 1787. Dr. Franklin said : Mr. President, the small progress we have made after...continual reasonings with each other, our different sentiment on almost every question — several of the last producing as many noes as ayes — is, methinks,... | |
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