Benjamin Franklin Quotes

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• The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
• Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
• Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we have, will not in my…
• Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of them; the Laws protect them…
• [E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections,…
• It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
• I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad…
• Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our…
• Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
• Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is worth two tomorrows; never leave…
• It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less frequent.
• It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part.
• Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither.
• He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.
• People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both.
• If we restrict liberty to attain security we will lose them both.
• He who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither.
• Those who would trade in their freedom for their protection deserve neither.
• Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security.
• Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

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