their Errors of Opinion,their local Interests,and their selfish Views.From such an Assembly can a perfect Production be expected?It therefore astonishes me.Sir.to find this System approaching so near to Perfection as it does;and I think it will astonish our Enemies,who are waiting with Confidence to hear that our Councils are confounded,like those of the Builders of Babel,and that our States are on the Point of Separation,only to meet 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.The Opinions I have had of its Errors.I sacrifice to the Public Good.I have never whisper'd a Syllable of them abroad.Within these Walls they were born.here they shall dic.If every one of us in returning to our Constituents were to report the Objections he has had to it.and endeavor to gain Partizans in support of them.we might prevent its being generally received.and thereby lose all the salutary Effects great Advantages resulting naturally in our favor among foreign Nations,as well as among ourselves.from our real or apparent Unanimity. Much of the Strength and Efficiency of any.Government in procuring securing Happiness to the People depends on Opinion,on the general Opinion of the Goodness of that Government as well as of the WisdomIntegrity of its Governors.I hope therefore that for our own Sakes.as a Part of the People.and for the Sake of our Posterity.we shall act heartily unanimously in recommending this Constitution.wherever our Influence may extend,and turn our future Thoughts and Endeavors to the Means of having it well administred.- On the whole.Sir.I can not help expressing a Wish.that every Member of the Convention.who may still have Objections to it,would with me on this Occasion doubt a little of his own Infallibility,and to make manifest our Unanimity,put his Name to this Instrument.-their Errors of Opinion, their local Interests, and their selfish Views. From such an Assembly can a perfect Production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this System approaching so near to Perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our Enemies, who are waiting with Confidence to hear that our Councils are confounded, like those of the Builders of Babel, and that our States are on the Point of Separation, only to meet 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. The Opinions I have had of its Errors, I sacrifice to the Public Good. I have never whisper d a Syllable of them abroad. Within these Walls they were born, 6 here they shall die. If every one of us in returning to our Constituents were to report the Objections he has had to it, and endeavor to gain Partizans in support of them, we might prevent its being generally received, and thereby lose all the salutary Effects 6 great Advantages resulting naturally in our favor among foreign Nations, as well as among ourselves, from our real or apparent Unanimity. Much of the Strength and Efficiency of any, Government in procuring 6 securing Happiness to the People depends on Opinion, on the general Opinion of the Goodness of that Government as well as of the Wisdom 6 Integrity of its Governors. I hope therefore that for our own Sakes, as a Part of the People, and for the Sake of our Posterity, we shall act heartily 6 unanimously in recommending this Constitution, wherever our Influence may extend, and turn our future Thoughts and Endeavors to the Means of having it well administred. On the whole, Sir, I can not help expressing a Wish, that every Member of the Convention, who may still have Objections to it, would with me on this Occasion doubt a little of his own Infallibility, and to make manifest our Unanimity, put his Name to this Instrument