Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 80
... expected the same services from me as he would from another ; while I thought he demeaned me too much in some he required of me , who from a brother expected more indulgence . Our disputes were often brought before our father , and I ...
... expected the same services from me as he would from another ; while I thought he demeaned me too much in some he required of me , who from a brother expected more indulgence . Our disputes were often brought before our father , and I ...
Page 121
... due respect to God's ministers . These might be all good things , but as they were not the kind of good things that I expected from that text , I de- spaired of ever meeting with them from any other , Self - Improvement and Mutual Aid 121.
... due respect to God's ministers . These might be all good things , but as they were not the kind of good things that I expected from that text , I de- spaired of ever meeting with them from any other , Self - Improvement and Mutual Aid 121.
Page 263
... expected from us ; and it was a very small part of what we spent . Pennsylvania , in particular , disbursed about 500,000 pounds , and the reimbursements , in the whole , did not exceed 60,000 pounds . Q. Do not you think the people of ...
... expected from us ; and it was a very small part of what we spent . Pennsylvania , in particular , disbursed about 500,000 pounds , and the reimbursements , in the whole , did not exceed 60,000 pounds . Q. Do not you think the people of ...
Contents
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
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