Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... himself is more than all the wisdom of the
schools and lifts the mind to perceive more of
eternal truth in a moment of time than a student might
learn in the schools ...