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To the British and the French , Franklin seemed to be Mr. American ; Jefferson , succeeding Franklin as ambassador in France , wrote warnings to his countrymen that “ Europe fixes an attentive eye on your reception of Doctor Franklin ...
To the British and the French , Franklin seemed to be Mr. American ; Jefferson , succeeding Franklin as ambassador in France , wrote warnings to his countrymen that “ Europe fixes an attentive eye on your reception of Doctor Franklin ...
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“ God grant , ” Franklin wrote , “ that not only the love of liberty , but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man , may pervade all the nations of the earth , so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface , and say ...
“ God grant , ” Franklin wrote , “ that not only the love of liberty , but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man , may pervade all the nations of the earth , so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface , and say ...
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“ God grant , ” Franklin wrote , “ that not only the love of liberty , but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man , may pervade all the nations of the earth , so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface , and say ...
“ God grant , ” Franklin wrote , “ that not only the love of liberty , but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man , may pervade all the nations of the earth , so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface , and say ...
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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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