...majestic sense of Washington brought the assemblage to the lofty plane of its duty and opportunity. He said: "It is too probable that no plan we propose...we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the event...

...the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia: "It is too probable," he is said to have exclaimed, "that no plan we propose will be adopted. Perhaps...we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the event...

...citizens to its people. First and last, let us be honest with ourselves, remembering Washington's words : "If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The...

...differences ,among fEe sectionalistic and localistic states that were believed to be more serious. "It is too probable that no plan we propose will be adopted," the most eminent American had admitted in 1787 when he confronted the task of finding a working basis...

...figure drawn up to its full height, he exclaimed in tones unwontedly solemn, with suppressed emotion, ' It is too probable that no plan we propose will be...the people, we- offer what we ourselves disapprove, now can we afterward defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair;...

...figure drawn up to its full height, he exclaimed, in tones unwontedly solemn, with suppressed emotion: "It is too probable that no plan we propose will be...to be sustained. If, to please the people, we offer *John Fiske, "The Critical Period of American History, 1783-1789". what we ourselves disapprove, how...

...drawn up to its full height, he exclaimed in tones unwontedly solemn with suppressed emotion: •' It is too probable that no plan we propose will be...Perhaps another dreadful conflict is to be sustained. Jf. to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our work?...

...new Constitution. Washington was among the latter, and his words at the time are well worth quoting. "If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the event...

...prayer be offered for divine interposition and assistance. Washington declared, with great solemnity: "It is too probable that no plan we propose will be...Perhaps another dreadful conflict is to be sustained." Finally, after a weary struggle that had lasted from the 25th of May until the 17th of September, that...

...Washingplan we propose will be adopted. Per- s°"e^n haps another dreadful conflict is to be aPPeal sustained. If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our work ? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair ; the...