cricket Posted January 23, 2006 Posted January 23, 2006 [:"brown"]Do you know who set forth these forum rules? [/] I should have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, [:"white"] [1727][/] I had form'd most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club of mutual improvement, [:"white"]which we called the Junto; [/] we met 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 by the company; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own writing, on any subject he pleased. Our debates were to be under the direction of a president, and to be conducted in the sincere spirit of inquiry after truth, without fondness for dispute or desire of victory; and to prevent warmth, all expressions of positiveness in opinions, or direct contradiction, were after some time made contraband, and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties. Quote
Clio Posted January 23, 2006 Posted January 23, 2006 That would be Jo March in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"? Clio Quote A heart where He alone has first place.
cricket Posted January 23, 2006 Author Posted January 23, 2006 Nope. But, I really like your guess!! It sure sounds like something she'd say. She's a witty character! Quote
Planey Posted January 23, 2006 Posted January 23, 2006 Benjamin Franklin? Quote Graeme____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted January 23, 2006 Moderators Posted January 23, 2006 Lenin or Tolstoy Quote Gregory
cricket Posted January 23, 2006 Author Posted January 23, 2006 Graeme, you're right on! What do you think? Think we could learn from our founding fathers even in this modern age of technology? Quote
Planey Posted January 24, 2006 Posted January 24, 2006 We could learn many things from intelligent and discerning persons of any age. We would need to be discerning in what we appropriated, however, as not everything these others do/did or say/said is useful or desirable. Benjamin Franklin for one, although extremely talented and insightful, would not be a good model in all of his attitudes. Graeme Quote Graeme____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted January 24, 2006 Moderators Posted January 24, 2006 Re: "Benjamin Franklin for one, . . . would not be a good model in all of his attitudes." I will never forget a Freshman college English class that I once took. We were required to study certain specific writings of BF. I found those specific works in a reference work, read them and then went beyond the class assignment and read some other writings. In one such writing, BF commented that if you lined up group of naked females, and put a basket over their heads, you would not be able to tell them apart, as they would all look alike! Somehow, I do not think such would be politically correct today. BF also had other social ideas that many would reject today. Quote Gregory
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