...met on Friday Evenings. The Rules I drew up, requir'd that every Member in his Turn should produce one or more Queries on any Point of Morals, Politics or Natural Philosophy, to be discuss'd by the Company, and once in three Months produce and read an Essay of his own Writing on...

...on Friday evenings. The rules that I drew up required that every member, in his turn, should produce one or more queries on any point of morals, politics,...essay of his own writing, on any subject he pleased ... [It was] the best school of philosophy and politics that then existed in the province; for our...

...met on Friday Evenings. The Rules I drew up, requir'd that every Member in his Turn should produce one or more Queries on any Point of Morals, Politics or Natural Philosophy, to be discuss'd by the Company, and once in three Months produce and read an Essay of his own Writing on...

...met on Friday evenings. The rules that I drew up required that every member, in turn, should produce one or more queries on any point of Morals, Politics, or Natural Philosophy, to be discuss'd by the company; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own writing, on...

...example. 6 Franklin himself drew up the bylaws and rules of the club. They mandated that every member "once in three Months produce and read an Essay of his own Writing on any Subject he pleased." The essays were then debated and discussed, but Franklin obviously wished to avoid the "disputations"...

...country, to their friends, or to themselves? . . . (1:257) Each member was also expected quarterly to "produce and read an Essay of his own Writing on any Subject he pleased." In their discussions, the Junto members pledged to be guided by "the sincere Spirit of Enquiry after...

...We met on Friday Evenings. The Rules I drew up required that every Member in his Turn should produce one or more Queries on any Point of Morals, Politics...Essay of his own Writing on any Subject he pleased. (Autobiography, 117) Franklin had a great love for books all his life, and, as he notes in his Autobiography,...

...on Friday evenings. The rules that I drew up required that every member, in his turn, should produce one or more queries on any point of Morals. Politics, or Natural Philosophy, to be discuss'd [sic] by the company; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own writing,...

...hazards and refused to insure wooden and other buildings where the risk of fire was too great. produce one or more queries on any point of Morals, Politics, or Natural Philosophy, to be discuss'd by the company; and once in three months read an essay of his own writing." The number of...

...Acquaintances into a Club for mutual Improvement, which we called the Junto. We met on Friday Evening .... Our Debates were to be under the Direction of a President, and to be conducted in the sincere Spirit of Enquiry after Truth, without Fondness for Dispute, or Desire of Victory. . . . BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 6...