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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr ... - Page 412
by Benjamin Franklin - 1806
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The Guardian, Volumes 22-23

Conduct of life - 1871 - 784 pages
...leading points. He said that he did not approve of it then, he was not sure that he might thereafter. " The older I grow the more apt I am to doubt my own...and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are sue1.]. The opinions I have had of its...
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The Rise of the Republic of the United States

Richard Frothingham - United States - 1872 - 676 pages
...consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but (bund to be otherwise. It is, therefore, that the older...and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. . . . " In these sentiments, sir, I agree to that Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such,...
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John Jay. John Rutledge

Henry Flanders - 1874 - 666 pages
...instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. Moist men, indeed, as well as most sects in religion, think themselves in possession of all truth,...
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Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 556 pages
...instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment of others. Most men, indeed, as well as most sects in religion, think themselves in possession of all...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 796 pages
...instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment of others. Most men, indeed, as well as most sects in religion, think themselves in possession of all...
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Washington, Bowdoin, and Franklin: As Portrayed in Occasional Addresses

Robert Charles Winthrop - Statesmen - 1876 - 216 pages
...instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. ... In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such. ......
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The American Journal of Education, Volume 27

Henry Barnard - Education - 1877 - 982 pages
...instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. ... In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, — if they are such...
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The Rise of the Republic of the United States

Richard Frothingham - United States - 1881 - 676 pages
...better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which 1 once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It...apt I am to doubt my own judgment and to pay more resj1ect to the judgment of others. . . . " In these sentiments, sir, I agree to that Constitution,...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself: Now First ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - Printers - 1884 - 556 pages
...instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment of others. Most men, indeed, as well as most sects in religion, think themselves in possession of all...
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The Founders of the American Republic: A History and Biography

Charles Mackay - Democracy - 1885 - 462 pages
...fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects which I once thought to be right. The older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own...and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. Holding these sentiments, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if there be such, because...
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