 | 2006 - 52 lapas
...new constitution. Franklin's support turned the tide. He said, "I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best." The other delegates admired Franklin, and many of them agreed with his words. The Constitution adopted... | |
 | Rodney A. Smith - 2006 - 210 lapas
...opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. . . . Thus I consent... to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best." 13 The Framers aspired to create the best governmental structure possible, free from the most oppressive... | |
 | A. J. Langguth - 2006 - 499 lapas
...in the right." Franklin then offered a neat summation: "Thus, I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better and because I am not sure that it is not the best." Some members complimented Doctor Franklin's remarks even as they refused to sign the document. Three... | |
 | Edwin S. Gaustad - 2006 - 160 lapas
...perfection as they did. "Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution," Wilson declared on Franklin's behalf, "because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best."7 It was the flaw of mankind, especially in religion, Franklin noted, to consider its own judgments... | |
 | Sören Zibrandt von Dosenrode-Lynge - 2007 - 240 lapas
...because I think a General Government necessary for us [...]. Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best. Hamilton agreed with Franklin in The Federalist No LXXXV: 'A NATION without a NATIONAL GOVERNMENT is,... | |
 | James R. Gaines - 2007 - 580 lapas
...said, he was surprised it was as close to perfection as it was. "I consent, sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best." That spirit of pragmatic compromise would be wholly absent in revolutionary France. Washington's silence... | |
 | Myres S Mac Dougal - 1987 - 1092 lapas
...and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. . . . Thus, I consent, Sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best. . . . On the whole, Sir, I cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may... | |
 | 276 lapas
...hereafter for the purpose of cutting one another's throats. Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best. . . . On the whole, Sir, I cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may... | |
 | 1989 - 332 lapas
...that our councils are confounded . . . Franklin concluded, "Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best." 1787 SEPTEMBER 28 "The Federal Edifice," July 26, 1788, commemorated New York's ratification of the... | |
 | Julian Hawthorne - 1898 - 428 lapas
...It astonishes me to find this system approaching so near perfection. I consent to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best. I cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may still have objections to... | |
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Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best. 
