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Men, otherwise of very good sense, have been drawn into this practice, through an overweening desire of sudden wealth, and an easy credulity of what they so earnestly wished might be true.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “Men, otherwise of very good sense, have been drawn into this practice, through an overweening desire of sudden wealth…”
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Franklin reflects on the folly of seeking wealth through dubious means rather than through hard work.
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