...many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older J grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment of others. Most men, indeed, as well as most sects...

...many instances of being obliged by better information, or future consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others." He said that most men and most religious sects thought themselves to be in possession of all...

...experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration to change opinions, even on important subjects which I once thought right,...judgment and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. I have been trying to say that for 2 days now, Senator, but this gentleman from Chicago called...

...many instances of being obliged by better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. Most men indeed as well as most sects in Religion, think themselves in possession of all truth,...

...many instances of being obliged by better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, speech in the Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 17,...

...many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right...judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because I am not...

...many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change my opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment of others. Most men, indeed, as well as most sects in religion, think themselves in possession of all...

...Convention on September 1 7th, "I have experienced many instances of being obliged ... to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right,...grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment." The point of this comment is to encourage his divided colleagues to settle for an "apparent unanimity"...

...many Instances of being oblig'd, by better Information or fuller Consideration, to change Opinions even on important Subjects, which I once thought right,...Judgment and to pay more Respect to the Judgment of others. Most Men indeed as well as most Sects in Religion, think themselves in Possession of all Truth,...

...It fell to Benjamin Franklin and James Madison to put the work of the convention into perspective. "The older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment," said the octogenarian Franklin. Not only was he astonished that a constitution that was the product...