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The modest way in which I proposed my opinions procured them a readier reception and less contradiction ; I had less mortification when I was found to be in the wrong , and I more easily prevailed with others to give up their mistakes ...
The modest way in which I proposed my opinions procured them a readier reception and less contradiction ; I had less mortification when I was found to be in the wrong , and I more easily prevailed with others to give up their mistakes ...
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Helping one another , the Junto members achieved material success ; they became men of influence in local affairs because they were associated with Franklin in the useful projects he had proposed to them and which they had supported .
Helping one another , the Junto members achieved material success ; they became men of influence in local affairs because they were associated with Franklin in the useful projects he had proposed to them and which they had supported .
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I proposed that we should all of us bring our books to that room , where they would not only be ready to consult in our conferences , but become a common benefit , each of us being at liberty to borrow such as he wished to read at home ...
I proposed that we should all of us bring our books to that room , where they would not only be ready to consult in our conferences , but become a common benefit , each of us being at liberty to borrow such as he wished to read at home ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 27 |
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
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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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