Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 118
... improvement ; but now - a - days we have scarce a little parson , that does not think it the duty of every man within his reach to sit under his petty min- istrations ; and that whoever omits them offends God . I wish to such more ...
... improvement ; but now - a - days we have scarce a little parson , that does not think it the duty of every man within his reach to sit under his petty min- istrations ; and that whoever omits them offends God . I wish to such more ...
Page 147
... improvement of . . . many more citizens by the use of our institutions , ” and other advantages would be " our better acquaintance with the general sentiments of Self - Improvement and Mutual Aid 147.
... improvement of . . . many more citizens by the use of our institutions , ” and other advantages would be " our better acquaintance with the general sentiments of Self - Improvement and Mutual Aid 147.
Page 149
... improvement , civic respon- sibility and curiosity about the external world made the Junto a mirror of the mind of Benjamin Franklin : at once philosopher , scientist ... Improvement ( drawn Self - Improvement and Mutual Aid 149.
... improvement , civic respon- sibility and curiosity about the external world made the Junto a mirror of the mind of Benjamin Franklin : at once philosopher , scientist ... Improvement ( drawn Self - Improvement and Mutual Aid 149.
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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