Quotes by William Whipple - Page 1

I hope in time N. H. as well as the other States will feel the importance of Sovereignty.
William Whipple / Signatory
Importance
Sovereignty
States
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The river route is certainly preferable, as it affords good grazing and an abundance of water.
William Whipple / Signatory
Abundance
Grazing
Rivers
Water
Affords
Certainly
Preferable
River
Route
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I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of a Sovereign State.
William Whipple / Signatory
Congress
Court
Doubt
Law
Resolution
Sovereign
Wonder
Sovereign State
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In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to have a Navy to cope with the British.
William Whipple / Signatory
Advantage
British
Navy
Opinion
Cope
Period
In My Opinion
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I fear a permanent Confederation will never be settled; tho the most material articles are I think got thro', so as to give great offence to some, but to my Satisfaction.
William Whipple / Signatory
Articles
Confederation
Giving Up
Offence
Permanent
Satisfaction
Thinking
Material
Settled
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I think experience has shown that privateers have done more toward distressing the trade of our enemies, and furnishing these States with necessaries, than Continental Ships of the same force.
William Whipple / Signatory
Experience
Continental
Distressing
Enemy
Ships
Thinking
Enemies
Furnishing
Shown
Toward
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I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches and chicanery of gentlemen who will not wholly throw off the lawyer even in Congress.
William Whipple / Signatory
Apology
Chicanery
Congress
Importance
Lawyer
Long
Precious Time
Sorry
Waste
Time Good Long
Time Good I Am
Deal
Matters
Gentlemen
Good Deal
Small
Precious
Repeated
Speeches
Throw
Wholly
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Only nine States have been represented since my arrival till within three days. There are now Eleven States barely represented. This tardiness in the States or their Delegates, besides retarding the most important Business makes it exceeding fatiguing to those that do attend.
William Whipple / Signatory
Business
Important
Three
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Only nine States have been represented since my arrival 'till within three days. There are now Eleven States barely represented. This tardiness in the States or their Delegates, besides retarding the most important Business makes it exceeding fatiguing to those that do attend.
William Whipple / Signatory
Delegates
Eleven
Nine
Tardiness
Arrival
Attend
Barely
Besides
Exceeding
Important Business
Till
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