Mr. President, The small progress we have made after four or five weeks close attendance and continual reasonings with each other — our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes — is, methinks,... Pamphlets on Biography1901Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| James Madison - 1842 - 704 trang
..."not," was put off till to-morrow, at the request of the Deputies from New York. Doctor FKANKLIN. Mr. President, The small progress we have made after four...methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running... | |
| Grenville Mellen - 1843 - 866 trang
...engendering no good. About this time, the venerable Franklin rose and addressed the President : " -Vr. President — The small progress we have made after...almost every question, several of the last producing us many noes as ayes, is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the mperfection of the human understanding.... | |
| 1845 - 732 trang
...speech, which deserves to be imprinted, in durable characters, on the hearts of all legislators. " Mr. President: The small progress we have made, after...almost every question, several of the last producing almost as many noes as yeas — is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding.... | |
| Horatio Hastings Weld - 1845 - 250 trang
...for serious consideration of the subject. He concluded this speech to the following effect : — " The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks' close attendance and continued reasoning with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question — several... | |
| Horatio Hastings Weld - 1846 - 250 trang
...for serious consideration of the subject. He concluded this speech to the following effect : — " The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks' close attendance and continued reasoning with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question — several... | |
| Joseph Alden - 1848 - 156 trang
...accomplishing any thing. While things were in this state, Dr. Franklin arose and said : — " ' Mr. President, the small progress we have made after four...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 trang
...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 trang
...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 trang
...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 after...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 trang
...reported by Madison. • Debates in the Federal Convention, June 28, 1787. Dr. Franklin said : Mr. President, the small progress we have made after four...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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