"[H]aving lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important su

"[H]aving lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that, the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment of others." -Benjamin Franklin in a speech during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 I'd be impressed to hear a presidential nominee quote this when faced with accusations of flip-flopping. I really respect people who change their positions based on new or better information, or simply more experience, so long as the change is genuine. In fact, I think it's the best way to live. Voters are not so forgiving or understanding, though.