 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 568 pages
...leading traits of Fianklin's character, — his liberality, practical visdom, and spirit of compromise. SIR, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults,...is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the People, if well administered ; and I believe, further, that this is likely to be well administered... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...leading traits of Franklin's character, — his liberality, practical wisdom, and spirit of compromise. SIR, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults,...is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the People, if well administered ; and I believe, further, that this is likely to be well administered... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...leading traits of Franklin's character,— hia liberality, practical wisdom, and spirit of compromise. SIR, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, — if they are such, — beeause I think a general Government neeessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what... | |
 | Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...leading traits of Franklin's character, — his tiber&tui:, practical wisdom, and spirit of compromise. SIR, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults,...is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the People, if well administered ; and I believe, further, that this is likely to be well administered... | |
 | Massachusetts. Convention - Constitutional history - 1856 - 474 pages
...don't know how it happens, sister, but I meet with no body but myself that is always in the right. In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution,...is no form of government but what may be a blessing to the people, if well administered ;— and I believe, farther, that this is likely to be well administered... | |
 | Massachusetts. Convention - Constitutional history - 1856 - 476 pages
...don't know how it happens, sister, but I meet with no body but myself that is always in the right. In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution,...because I think a general government necessary for TIS, and there is no form of government but what may be a blessing to the people, if well administered... | |
 | Hiram Fuller - United States - 1863 - 352 pages
...speech in the Federal Convention says—" I do not entirely app'rove of this Constitution at present. 1 agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if...be a blessing if well administered ; and I believe, further, that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in despotism,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - Constitutional history - 1863 - 680 pages
...meet with nobody but myself that is always in the right — il n'ya que moi qui a toujours raison.' " In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution,...no form of government, but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered ; and believe further, that this is likely to be well administered... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - United States - 1866 - 716 pages
...judgment of others. " In these sentiments, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if there be such ; because I think a general government necessary...is no form of government but what may be a blessing to the people, if well administered ; and I believe, further, that this is likely to be well administered... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - United States - 1867 - 766 pages
...change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. ... 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.... | |
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In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general government necessary for us, and there is no form of government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and... 
