Lewis Morris: [as John Hancock is about to swat a fly] Mr. Secretary, New York abstains, courteously.[Hancock raises his fly swatter at Morris, then draws back]John Hancock: Mr. Morris, [pause, then shouts] WHAT IN HELL GOES ON IN NEW YORK?Lewis Morris: I'm sorry Mr. President, but the simple fact is that our legislature has never sent us explicit instructions on anything!John Hancock: NEVER? [slams fly swatter onto his desk] That's impossible!Lewis Morris: Mr. President, have you ever been present at a meeting of the New York legislature?[Hancock shakes his head "No"]Lewis Morris: They speak very fast and very loud, and nobody listens to anybody else, with the result that nothing ever gets done. [turns to the Congress as he returns to his seat] I beg the Congress's pardon.John Hancock: [grimly] My sympathies, Mr. Morris.
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