So at twenty-one he recruited eleven of the most…

So at twenty-one he recruited eleven of the most intellectually interesting people in Phil-adelphia to form a mutual improvement club, which he named "the Junto." The club's members, who met each Friday night, would en-courage each other's various intellectual pursuits. Every member was expected to bring at least one interesting topic of conversation on morals, politics, or science to each meeting.

— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

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