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MORAL IMPROVEMENT a Franklin was neither an orthodox Calvinist nor a Quaker , but he had absorbed enough of their common morality to be a “ doer of good , ” and to devote himself to charity and public works . While , perhaps as a result ...
MORAL IMPROVEMENT a Franklin was neither an orthodox Calvinist nor a Quaker , but he had absorbed enough of their common morality to be a “ doer of good , ” and to devote himself to charity and public works . While , perhaps as a result ...
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The combination of self - interest , mutual improvement , civic responsibility and curiosity about the external world made the Junto a mirror of the mind of Benjamin Franklin : at once philosopher , scientist , businessman and citizen .
The combination of self - interest , mutual improvement , civic responsibility and curiosity about the external world made the Junto a mirror of the mind of Benjamin Franklin : at once philosopher , scientist , businessman and citizen .
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A FRANKLIN STOVE Franklin devoted considerable attention to the improvement of stoves or fireplaces and design of chimneys . Many different types of iron fireplaces which are set into a room are called today “ Franklin stoves ...
A FRANKLIN STOVE Franklin devoted considerable attention to the improvement of stoves or fireplaces and design of chimneys . Many different types of iron fireplaces which are set into a room are called today “ Franklin stoves ...
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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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