"Laws without morals are in vain." — Benjamin Franklin
"Laws without morals are in vain."
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Benjamin Franklin
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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
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The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
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Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
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It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
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I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a…
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Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for…
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Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
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Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is…
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It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be…
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It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part.
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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes…
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
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The law is reason, free from passion.
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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the…
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Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.
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