 | Benjamin Franklin - 1835 - 340 trang
...opinion, their loeal interests, and their selfish views. From snch an assembly ean a perfect prodnction he expected? It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find...perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish onr enemies, who are waiting with confidenee to hear, that onr conneils are confonnded,' like those... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 552 trang
...for, when you assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their...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 - 1837 - 356 trang
...for when you assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their...approaching so near to perfection as it does; and 1 think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence, to hear that our councils are... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 268 trang
...you assemhle a numher of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitahly assemhle with those men all their prejudices, their passions,...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their sellish views. From such an assemhly can a perfect production he expected ? It therefore astonishes... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 246 trang
...for when you assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local inti-rc-sts, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected ?... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 96 trang
...be expeeted 1 It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaehing so near to perfeetion as it does ; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with eonfidenee to hear that our eouneils are eonfounded, like those of the builders of Babel, and that... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840 - 710 trang
...Constitution. For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their...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 - 1840 - 558 trang
...for, when you assemble a number of men, to hare the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices» their...errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selnsh views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected ? It therefore astonishes... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1845 - 672 trang
...For, when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their...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 - 1846 - 320 trang
...you assemhle a numher of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitahly assemhle with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, theirlocal interests, and their selfish views. From such an assemhly can a perfect production he expected... | |
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I doubt, too, whether any other Convention we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution. For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their pas,sions,... 
