Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 102
... opinion was that it must fail , there being already two printers in the place , Keimer and Bradford ; but Doctor Baird ( whom you and I saw many years after at his native place , St. Andrews in Scotland ) gave a contrary opinion ; for ...
... opinion was that it must fail , there being already two printers in the place , Keimer and Bradford ; but Doctor Baird ( whom you and I saw many years after at his native place , St. Andrews in Scotland ) gave a contrary opinion ; for ...
Page 157
... opinion , that he who receives an estate from his ancestors is under some kind of obligation to transmit the same to their posterity . This obligation does not lie on me , who never inherited a shilling from any ancestor or relation . I ...
... opinion , that he who receives an estate from his ancestors is under some kind of obligation to transmit the same to their posterity . This obligation does not lie on me , who never inherited a shilling from any ancestor or relation . I ...
Page 271
... opinions I have had of its errors I sacrifice to the public good . I have never whispered a syllable of them abroad ... opinion of the goodness of that government , as well as of the wisdom and integrity of its governors . I hope ...
... opinions I have had of its errors I sacrifice to the public good . I have never whispered a syllable of them abroad ... opinion of the goodness of that government , as well as of the wisdom and integrity of its governors . I hope ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
Copyright | |
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