 | 1852 - 884 pages
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 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...on any point of morals, politics, or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company ; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own...to prevent warmth, all expressions of positiveness of opinions, or direct contradiction, were after some time, made contraband, and prohibited under small... | |
 | Charles C. B. Seymour - 1858 - 606 pages
...queries on any point of morals, politics, or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company, and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own writing, on any subject he pleased. The club continued in existence for upward of forty years, and was the best school of philosophy, morality,... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1860 - 726 pages
...on any point of morals, politics, or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company : nnd once in three months produce and read an essay, of his...writing, on any subject, he pleased. Our debates were to bo under the direction of a president, and to be conduct«! in the sincere spirit of inquiry after... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1860 - 720 pages
...any point of morals, politics, or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company ; and once iu three months produce and read an essay, of his own writing, on any subject ho pleased. Our debates were to be under the direction of a president, and to bo conducted in the sincere... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 668 pages
...that they should be wholly free from heat nnd acrimony. "They were to be conducted," says Franklin, " in the sincere spirit of inquiry after truth, without...victory ; and, to prevent warmth, all expressions of positivcness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were, after some time, made contraband, and prohibited... | |
 | 1894 - 284 pages
...on any point of morals, politics, or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company ; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own...writing, on any subject he pleased." " Our debates," says Franklin, " were to be under the direction of a president, and to be conducted in the sincere... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1896 - 1250 pages
...politics, or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company ; and once in three months produce and road an essay of his own writing on any subject he pleased. Our debates were to be nnder the direction of a president, and to be conducted in the sincere spirit of truth, without fondness... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1877 - 982 pages
...on any point of morale, politics, or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company ; and once in three months produce and read an essay, of his...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradictions, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.*... | |
 | 1877 - 972 pages
...on any point of morals, politics., or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company ; and once in three months produce and read an essay, of his...expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradictions, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.*... | |
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The rules that I drew up required that every member in his turn should produce one or more queries on any point of morals, politics, or natural philosophy, to be discussed by the company ; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own... 
