 | John Scott - Sectionalism (U.S.) - 1860 - 278 pages
...admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.—ADVANCEMENT OP LEARNING. When you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you invariably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their... | |
 | John Scott - Sectionalism (U.S.) - 1860 - 282 pages
...admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit. — ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. When you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you invariably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their crroci of opinion, their... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - American literature - 1862 - 892 pages
...change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. I doubt, too, whether any other Convention we can obtain...opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected ? It therefore astonishes me to find... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1862 - 564 pages
...the People shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapabUe of any other. I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain...their passions, their errors of opinion, their local in*jrests, and their selfish views. From -ueh an assembly can a perfeet production be expected ? ft,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - Constitutional history - 1863 - 680 pages
...the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt, too, whether any other Convention we can obtain...opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected ? It therefore astonishes me, sir,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 pages
...of any other. I doubt, too, whether any othei convention we can obtain, may be able to make a bettei constitution : for when you assemble a number of men,...opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, Sir,... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - United States - 1867 - 748 pages
...In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such. ... I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution. . . . The opinions I have had of its errors I sacrifice to the public good. I have never whispered... | |
 | Joseph Alden - United States - 1869 - 308 pages
...important subjects." " I doubt whether any other coiv vention we can obtain may be able to make a bettef constitution. For when you assemble a number of men...their errors of opinion, their local interests and selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - Elocution - 1871 - 664 pages
...shall become so corrupted aa to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. 2. I donbt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain may...their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those mon all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their... | |
 | Charles Lanman - Diplomatic and consular service, Japanese - 1872 - 404 pages
...at the strong sides of the republic. Now we shall investigate some of the causes of its weakness. " When you assemble a number of men to have the advantage...their errors of opinion, their local interests and selfish views." 5 The history of every republic too clearly illustrates the above remarks of Franklin.... | |
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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 passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. 
