Quote#Truth
When they ardently desire of Victory, for the Sake of the Praise…
Quote byBenjamin Franklin · 1706–1790
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania (1749), p. 22; the statement relates to the teaching of History as a subject, and the last quoted paragraph concludes with the footnote "†": "Public Disputes warm the Imagination, whet the Industry, and strengthen the natural Abilities.".
English (original)
When they ardently desire of Victory, for the Sake of the Praise attending it, they will begin to feel the want, and be sensible of the use of the Use of Logic, or the Art of Reasoning to discover Truth, and of Arguing to defend it, and convince adversaries.
— Benjamin Franklin
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