 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...mutual improvement, which we called the JUNTO ; we met on Friday evenings. The rules that I drew up1 required that every member in his turn should produce...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...on Friday evenings. The rules that I drew up required that every member in his turn should prodnce one or more queries on any point of morals, politics,...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were alter some time made contraband, and prohibited under small [. cuniary penalties.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...were to be under the direction of a president, and to be conducted in the sincere spirit of enquiry after truth, without fondness for dispute, or desire...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.... | |
 | 1826 - 422 pages
...subject generally interesting. The meetings of the society were to be conducted by a president, in a sincere spirit of inquiry after truth, without fondness for dispute, or desire of victory. To prevent distraction or division all positiveness of opinion, direct contradiction, fyc., were prohibited... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 pages
...formed most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club for mutual improvement, which we called the Jrorro; we met on Friday evenings. The rules that I drew up...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1836 - 584 pages
...discuss queries on points of morals, politics, and natural philosophy. " Our debates," says Franklin, " were to be under the direction of a president, and...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were, after some time, made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties."... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...Courtship. — Marriage. I SHOULD have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, I had formed most of my ingenious acquaintance into...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 664 pages
...Courtship. — Marriage. I SHOULD have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, I had formed most of my ingenious acquaintance into...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1844 - 600 pages
...discuss queries on points of morals, politics, and natural philosophy. "Our debates," says Franklin, "were to be under the direction of a president, and...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were, after some time, made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties."... | |
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Our debates were to be under the direction of a president, and to be conducted in the sincere spirit of inquiry after truth, without fondness for dispute, or desire of victory; and to prevent warmth, all expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct... 
