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our first American Philosopher, American citizens
and English-speaking peoples throughout the world
should honor his memory. I contend (speaking, of
course, with the prejudice of a publisher) that there
is no better way of honoring the character and service
of a great thinker than by preserving in dignified
print the record of his thought and of his teachings.
This is the purpose which has caused the republication,
 in convenient form for popular distribution, of
the series of Franklin's Essays.
GG. HP.
NEW YORK,
April 2, 1927.