...I confess there are several parts of the Constitution which I do not at present approve; but, Sir, I am not sure I shall never approve them; for, having...which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that...

...Constitution, but had reservations about many of its features. "I confess that there are several parts which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure...better information or fuller consideration, to change positions — even on some important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise....

...right — // n'ya que moi qui a toujours raison." All this is appended to Franklin's opening statement: "I confess that there are several parts of this constitution...approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them," which he afterwards takes up again: In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all...

...at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in August, 1787. In part, he said, Mr. President, I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution...which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure that I shall never approve them. For, having lived so long, I have experienced many instances of being...

...proceedings, and he used his influence to moderate conflicts. On the final day he appealed to the delegates: "I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution...which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. 1 cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may still have objections to...

...proceedings, and he used his influence to moderate conflicts. On the final day he appealed to the delegates: "I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution...which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. I cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may still have objections to...

...I confess there are several parts of the Constitution which I do not at present approve; but, Sir, I am not sure I shall, never approve them; for, having...which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better; and because I am not sure that...

...my own embarrassing tribal story in the very next section. Chapter 10 Give Up the Need to Be Right For having lived long, I have experienced many instances...which I once thought right but found to be otherwise. Benjamin Franklin If you have lived by the theory that you must always prove yourself right, then most...

...to see whether the things we have been taught are so. Robert F. Hawes Jr. Lexington, SC - May 2006 "Having lived long, I have experienced many instances...I once thought right, but found to be otherwise." - Benjamin Franklin "For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived...

...else. His words were filled with ethical doubts, attempts to imagine the future, rational analysis. "I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution...which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure that I shall never approve them ... the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgement......