Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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... principles of thrift , or the rise of executive power against which he constantly warned his countrymen . “ It is ... principles that moti- vated his love of country and of liberty and his passionate defense of human rights : the ...
... principles of thrift , or the rise of executive power against which he constantly warned his countrymen . “ It is ... principles that moti- vated his love of country and of liberty and his passionate defense of human rights : the ...
Page 59
... principles such as that all men are created equal were held to be " sacred and undeniable , " and that in the manuscript these words are changed in Franklin's hand- writing to make the statement read : " We hold these prin- ciples to be ...
... principles such as that all men are created equal were held to be " sacred and undeniable , " and that in the manuscript these words are changed in Franklin's hand- writing to make the statement read : " We hold these prin- ciples to be ...
Page 60
... principles , which were " self - evident " because they were based on phenomena or experience ; the test of the reasoning process and the correctness of interpretation of the evidence from which these principles were " deduced " ( we ...
... principles , which were " self - evident " because they were based on phenomena or experience ; the test of the reasoning process and the correctness of interpretation of the evidence from which these principles were " deduced " ( we ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
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