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Hence bad examples to youth are more rare in America, which must be a comfortable consideration to parents.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “Hence bad examples to youth are more rare in America, which must be a comfortable consideration to parents.”
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Franklin notes that the rarity of bad influences on youth in America is a reassuring thought for parents.
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