 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejndices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local...can a perfect production be expected ? It therefore astouishes me, sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejndices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local...near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded, like... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1823 - 310 pages
...number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, vou assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...near to perfection as it does ; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence, to hear that our councils are confounded, like... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...near to perfection as it does ; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence, to hear that our councils are confounded, like... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...near to perfection as it does ; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded, like... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...approaching so near to perfection as it does ; and J think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 310 pages
...of men, to have Un advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...interests, and their selfish views From such an assembly cui a perfect production he expected? It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaching... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...views. From such an assembly can a perfect production hs expected? It therefore astonishes me. Sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...a perfect production he expected ? It therefore astoniahes me, sir, to find this system appronching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are wuitiug with confidouce, to hear that our councils are coafounded, like... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1837 - 552 pages
...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...near to perfection as it does ; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear, that our counsels are confounded like... | |
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For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their pas,sions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views. 
