Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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... Society , the first American scientific or " learned " society , was founded by Benjamin Franklin and is the chief repository of manu- scripts and books by or relating to Franklin . Professor Perry Miller of Harvard University kindly ...
... Society , the first American scientific or " learned " society , was founded by Benjamin Franklin and is the chief repository of manu- scripts and books by or relating to Franklin . Professor Perry Miller of Harvard University kindly ...
Page 146
... society , viz . , magistrates , clergymen , doctors , lawyers , teachers , ship captains , me- chanics , gentlemen , ladies , husbands , wives . Mather or- ganized " neighborhood benefit societies , " one of which he hoped to have in ...
... society , viz . , magistrates , clergymen , doctors , lawyers , teachers , ship captains , me- chanics , gentlemen , ladies , husbands , wives . Mather or- ganized " neighborhood benefit societies , " one of which he hoped to have in ...
Page 237
... society , and its security to individuals in every society , must be an effect of the protection afforded to it by the joint strength of the society , in the execution of its laws . Private prop- erty therefore is a creature of society ...
... society , and its security to individuals in every society , must be an effect of the protection afforded to it by the joint strength of the society , in the execution of its laws . Private prop- erty therefore is a creature of society ...
Contents
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
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