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1. Even though Franklin still thought the Constitution had some errors, he says that he's been wrong before and may find himself changing his mind later anyway. He'll give in to the better judgment of others.
2. The country needed a new government and the structure provided by the Constitution should work if administered well and Franklin though it would be administered well.
3. Even if they called another convention, it couldn't come up with a better Constitution than this one.
4. "Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best. The opinions I have had of its errors, I sacrifice to the public good."

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