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... has become almost universally accepted as his dominant trait , just as a zeal for making money has become the distinguishing mark — in the eyes of writers throughout the world - of the American national character .
... has become almost universally accepted as his dominant trait , just as a zeal for making money has become the distinguishing mark — in the eyes of writers throughout the world - of the American national character .
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In Benjamin Franklin this strain of empiricism enabled him to become a foremost scientist of that age , and it was a major factor in producing that special view of man , his needs , his rights and his works which has become so precious ...
In Benjamin Franklin this strain of empiricism enabled him to become a foremost scientist of that age , and it was a major factor in producing that special view of man , his needs , his rights and his works which has become so precious ...
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All new tools require some practice before we can become expert in the use of them . This requires very little . Made in the proportions above given , it serves well for books in duodecimo or octavo . Quartos and folios are too heavy ...
All new tools require some practice before we can become expert in the use of them . This requires very little . Made in the proportions above given , it serves well for books in duodecimo or octavo . Quartos and folios are too heavy ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 27 |
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American Tradition Makers of the American tradition series |
| Author | I. Bernard Cohen |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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