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" I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution. 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 passions,... "
The Science of Government: In Connection with American Institutions - Page 69
by Joseph Alden - 1876 - 304 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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Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...fhall 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 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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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life ..., Volumes 1-2

Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...fhall become fo <^>rrupted as to need defpotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether any other 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 in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of aay other. I doubt too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be...their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected ? It therefore astonishes...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...shall become so curruptedas to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be...prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, theit local interest, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

English literature - 1807 - 570 pages
...shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be...their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those rnen, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their...
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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether any 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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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: [Correspondence

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1809 - 466 pages
...shalj become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be...their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes...
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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Memoirs of His Early Life

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...shall become so corrupted as to neefi despotic government being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether any other convention we can obtain* may be...assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their jomt wisdom, you assemble with those men, alt their prejudices, tlieir passions, their errors of opinion,...
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The Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary: Of the Late Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...shall become so corrupted as to need despotic goverment, being incapable of any other. I doubt too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be...men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local...
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