 | United States. President - 1917 - 566 страница
...States is the only legislative body in the world which cannot act when its majority is ready for action. A little group of wilful men, representing no opinion...of the United States helpless and contemptible. The remedy? There is but one remedy. The only remedy is that the rules of the Senate shall be so altered... | |
 | Frederic Logan Paxson - 1911 - 648 страница
...That afternoon President Wilson gave out a public statement declaring that a "little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered...the United States helpless and contemptible." The filibuster against the Armed Ship Bill was successful in defeating that measure, but called attention... | |
 | 1917 - 664 страница
...body in the world which cannot act when its majority is ready for action. A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own. have rendered...of the United States helpless and contemptible. The remedy? There Is but one remedy. The only remedy is that the rules of the Senate shall be so altered... | |
 | Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Francis Trevelyan Miller - 1916 - 544 страница
...body in the world which cannot act when its majority is ready for action. A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered...the United States helpless and contemptible. "The remedy? There is but one remedy. The only remedy is that the rules of the Senate shall be so altered... | |
 | 1917 - 664 страница
...body in the world which cannot act when its majority is ready for action. A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own. have rendered...of the United States helpless and contemptible. The remedy? There is but one remedy. The only remedy is that the rules of the Senate shall be so altered... | |
 | United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson) - 1918 - 138 страница
...session, to convene^April 2, and issued a statement rebuking those who had opposed defensive measures.) A little group of wilful men, representing no opinion...government of the United States helpless and contemptible. MARCH 4, 1917 — PRESIDENT WILSON INAUGURATED QUIETLY, THE DAY BEING SUNDAY. (In his second inaugural,... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - 1918 - 506 страница
...body in the world which cannot act when its majority is ready for action. A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered...Government of the United States helpless and contemptible. There is but one remedy. The only remedy is that the rules of the Senate shall be so altered that it... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - 1918 - 508 страница
...majority is ready for action. A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their owu, have rendered the great Government of the United States helpless and contemptible. There is but one remedy. The only remedy is that the rules of the Senate shall be so altered that it... | |
 | Francis Whiting Halsey - 1919 - 434 страница
...ENTERS THE WAR declared with indignation that "a little group of wilful men, representing no opinion hut their own, have rendered the great Government of the...This, for instance, was the defense made by Senator 0'Gorman, of New York. Senator Stone, of Missouri, and Senator La Follette, of Wisconsin, who were... | |
 | Francis Whiting Halsey - 1919 - 418 страница
...Congress was defeated. President Wilson, in a public statement just after the adjournment of Congress, 18 declared with indignation that "a little group of...group included five Democrats and seven Republicans. So" e of these declared afterward that they were not op ?ed to the passage of a bill permitting the... | |
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The Senate of the United States is the only legislative body in the world which cannot act when its majority is ready for action. A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great Government of the United States... 
