Foresight, which looks a little into futurity, and considers the consequences that may attend an action: for it is continually occurring to the player, "If I move this piece, what will be the advantage of my new situation?
Franklin highlights the importance of foresight in decision-making, akin to a chess player's considerations.
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It is upon this fact I found the propriety of the measure of settling a barrier colony in those parts of our frontiers, which are not the immediate residence or hunting-grounds of our Indians.
That it would be treating them as a conquered people, and not as true British subjects.
The rest depends on a man's own industry and virtue.
But it seems not of so much importance, whether the fighting be done by John or Thomas, or the tax paid by William or Charles.
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