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" For having lived long, I have experienced many 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. It is therefore that the older... "
Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written by ... - Page 128
by Benjamin Franklin - 1794
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The Constitutional History of the United States, Volume 1

Francis Newton Thorpe - Constitutional history - 1901 - 634 pages
...change opinions, even on important subjects which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my judgment and pay more respect to the judgment of others. "Most men, indeed as well as most sects in...
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Orations from Homer to William McKinley, Volume 5

Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1902 - 450 pages
...change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older 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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Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California, Volume 14

Commonwealth Club of California - California - 1919 - 720 pages
...change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all...
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Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of ..., Volume 1

United States. Bureau of Education - Education - 1903 - 1300 pages
...change opinions, eren on important subjects. which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is. therefore, that the older I grow the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. Most men, indeed, as well as most sects in religion, think themselves...
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The Formation and Development of the Constitution

Thomas Francis Moran - Political Science - 1904 - 580 pages
...change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others." He said that most men and most religious sects thought themselves...
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The History of North America, Volume 7

United States - 1904 - 584 pages
...change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others." He said that most men and most religious sects thought themselves...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including the Private as Well as ..., Volume 11

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1904 - 548 pages
...change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older 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 Story of the Constitution of the United States

Rossiter Johnson - Constitutional history - 1905 - 318 pages
...change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. Most men, indeed, as well as most sects in religion, think themselves...
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Selections from the Writings of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 396 pages
...change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older 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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Our Constitution: Why and how it was Made - who Made It, and what it is

Edward Waterman Townsend - Constitutional history - 1906 - 332 pages
...change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. I doubt whether any other Convention we can obtain may be able to...
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