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Poor Richard on Flame Wars

I wish you had omitted . . . all those Expressions of Resentment against your Adversaries. . . . In such Cases, the noblest Victory is obtained by Neglect, and by Shining On.

Thus Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, author of A General Idea of the College of Mirania (1753), newly listed in Franklin's online library catalog.

Posted on 20 February 2009Author Caleb CrainCategories American history, entries in an online commonplace book, internet

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