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The Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary: Of the Late Benjamin Franklin - Page 133
by Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 182 pages
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The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794

1741 - 776 pages
...need defji^'ic government, being inrapable of any other. 1 doubt too whether any other Convent! on we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution. For when you afTemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint witilom, you inevitably aflemble with...
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Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, Volume 63

1788 - 642 pages
...forms have done before it, when the people (ha!! become fo corrupted as to need defnotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too whether any other Convention we can obtain may be able to maice a bitter Conflitutioo. For when you ajfemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their...
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 58, Part 1

Early English newspapers - 1789 - 640 pages
...forms have done before it, wrnu. the people (hail become fo corrupted as to need defpotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too whether any other Convention we can obtain may ke able to make a better Conftitutjon. For when yuu airemblc a number of men, to ha»e the advantage...
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Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...forms have done before it, when the people fhall become fo corrupted as to need defpotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt, too, whether...convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better conftitution. For when you affemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wifdom, you...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 50

English literature - 1788 - 678 pages
...forms have done before it, when the people (hall become fo corrupted as to need defpotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too whether any other convention we can obtain may be able 1 1> make a better conftitution. For when you aflemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their...
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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life ..., Volumes 1-2

Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...forms have done before it, when the people fhall become fo <^>rrupted as to need defpotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether...convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better conftitution. For when you afferrible a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wifdom,...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...forms have done before it, when the people shall become so curruptedas to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of aay other. I doubt too, whether any other convention we...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

English literature - 1807 - 570 pages
...forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those rnen, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion,...
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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...formshave done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether...other convention we can obtain, may be able to make a beU ter constitution. For when you assemble a number ef men-, to have the advantage of their joint...
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