"I've lived,
Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing Proofs
I see of this Truth — That God governs in the Affairs of Men. And if
a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his Notice, is it probable
that an Empire can rise without his Aid? We have been assured, Sir,
in the Sacred Writings, that except the Lord build the House they labor
in vain who build it. I firmly believe this, — and I also believe that
without his concurring Aid, we shall succeed in this political Building
no better than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little
partial local interests; our Projects will be confounded, and we ourselves
shall become a Reproach and Bye word down to future Ages."