Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Volumen 1McCarty & Davis, 1840 |
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... was to decide has disposed of them otherwise ; he considered Temple so ill requited by the government for his laborious services abroad , that as a small com- pensation , he bestowed the whole on him - his A POSTLIMINIOUS PREFACE . XV.
... was to decide has disposed of them otherwise ; he considered Temple so ill requited by the government for his laborious services abroad , that as a small com- pensation , he bestowed the whole on him - his A POSTLIMINIOUS PREFACE . XV.
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... considered as the founder of modern utilitaria- nism ; and this too was the standard of his religious opinions . It was his practice to avoid disputation or controversy on modes of faith ; he censured none , when they did not operate ...
... considered as the founder of modern utilitaria- nism ; and this too was the standard of his religious opinions . It was his practice to avoid disputation or controversy on modes of faith ; he censured none , when they did not operate ...
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... considered as a vain profligate wit , and not much esteemed or beloved by anybody , though admired by all who knew his works . " But Franklin's fame was universal . His name was familiar to government and people ; to kings , courtiers ...
... considered as a vain profligate wit , and not much esteemed or beloved by anybody , though admired by all who knew his works . " But Franklin's fame was universal . His name was familiar to government and people ; to kings , courtiers ...
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... considered a citizen of the world , a friend of all men , and an enemy to none . " This is the key of this artificial mystery . It is due to truth not to withhold the fact , that his distinguished labours for his country were not ...
... considered a citizen of the world , a friend of all men , and an enemy to none . " This is the key of this artificial mystery . It is due to truth not to withhold the fact , that his distinguished labours for his country were not ...
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... considered a single executive as constituting in effect a monarchy , the natural tendency of which was to despotism . It was completed 28th September , 1776 , having a preamble assigning the causes of its formation ; its first chapter ...
... considered a single executive as constituting in effect a monarchy , the natural tendency of which was to despotism . It was completed 28th September , 1776 , having a preamble assigning the causes of its formation ; its first chapter ...
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