William Whipple Quotes
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.
Topics
Speeches, Speechmaking
Time
Time Management
Good
Parliamentary Procedure
Political Debate
Waste of Time
Good Deal
Chicanery
Precious Time
Bureaucratic Obstruction
Bureaucratic Red Tape
Legal Arguments
Legislative Efficiency
Legislative Inefficiency
Misplaced Priorities
Misuse of Resources
Lawyer Influence
Citations
Whipple, William. "Letter to Josiah Bartlett, 12 July 1779." Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789, edited by Paul H. Smith, vol. 13, Library of Congress, 1986, pp. 201-202.
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William Whipple Jr. was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire and a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779. He worked as both a ship's captain and a merchant, and he studied in college to become a judge. He died of heart complications in 1785, aged 55.