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Franklin could have marshaled the evidence against the king as well as Jefferson , but he certainly could not have set forth principles of conduct with that “ high seriousness [ and ] a kind of lofty pathos which ... lift the ...
Franklin could have marshaled the evidence against the king as well as Jefferson , but he certainly could not have set forth principles of conduct with that “ high seriousness [ and ] a kind of lofty pathos which ... lift the ...
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This book , he said , “ gave me such a turn of thinking , as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have ...
This book , he said , “ gave me such a turn of thinking , as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have ...
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Many different types of iron fireplaces which are set into a room are called today “ Franklin stoves , ” so that this expression has become a kind of generic term rather than a description of his particular invention .
Many different types of iron fireplaces which are set into a room are called today “ Franklin stoves , ” so that this expression has become a kind of generic term rather than a description of his particular invention .
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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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