Those who sacrifice essential liberty for temporary safety are not deserving of either liberty or safety. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Those who give up liberty for the sake of security, deserve neither liberty nor security. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
History will also give occasion to expatiate on the advantage of civil orders and constitutions; how men and their properties are protected… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The electrical matter consists of particles extremely subtile, since it can permeate common matter, even the densest metals, with such ease and… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
No longer virtuous no longer free; is a Maxim as true with regard to a private Person as a Common-wealth. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Since they are our right, let us be vigilant to preserve them uninfringed, and free from encroachments. If animosities arise, and we… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You Give to Another Power over Your Liberty — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Anyone willing to give up liberty in exchange for security deserves neither. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it? — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The sun of liberty is set; you must light up the candle of industry and economy. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Without Freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom;and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have either one. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I have thought that wild flowers might be the alphabet of angels, — whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths, which it… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
How do you become better tomorrow? By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“But on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The good particular men may do separately, in relieving the sick, is small, compared with what they may do collectively. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
