and one of the people who spoke most eloquently i thought was congressmanly bria wn mast of florida. his words echoed what benjamin franklin said, we could pass all the rules we, if want, if we in this body, majority of the republicans don t do the right thing, the rules don t matter. i said, this man is on to something, all talk about rules. following thttere rules. if we don t have virtuous members of the house, the rules down matter. i got to thinking, of y franklin s comments onin f september 17, 1787, last day of the constitutional convention, he wrote at speech, this is what he said. i confess that i do not i approve of this constitution of present. buprovt i am not sure i shall neff nevada approve it never approved it, for having lived long i have experienced many instances.e to chane opinions even on important subjects.i i once thought right. but found to be otherwise. it is there that older iow ggrow the more apt i am to doubt my judgment and may more respect to ju
as well as among ourselves, from our real or apparentnt uunanimity. in procuring and secures happiness to the people depends on opinion on general opinion of the goodep niece ofub t goodness of the government. i hope their that for our own sakes as a part of the o people and. we shall act in recommendingt this constitution. wherever our influence may extent and turn your future thoughts and endeavors to means of having it well administers. to it, would with me on this occasion and to make manifest, put his name to this instrument. they almost all did, 39 did and 3 did not.