"Love of country is the Mason's deed; world……" — Benjamin Franklin
"Love of country is the Mason's deed; world citizenship is his thought."
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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin has 1,166 quotes on this site.
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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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Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we…
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Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of…
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[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution…
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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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Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of…
— Joe Baca
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I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have…
— Michele Bachmann
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I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen.
— Antonio Banderas
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I may have made a mistake in renouncing my Canadian citizenship, which I have never ceased to promise to try…
— Conrad Black
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It wouldn't matter whether you were Latino or Hispanic or Norwegian. If you didn't have proof of citizenship and if…
— Jan Brewer
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Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.
— Tony Campolo
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I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary struggle of which I am…
— Eldridge Cleaver
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No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is…
— George H. W. Bush
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If you care about your personal liberty, you'll be cautious when you feel comfortable, blame all the illegal immigrants for…
— Ron Paul
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Citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper. Citizenship is also about character. I am an American. We're…
— Jose Antonio Vargas
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Those who have come to the United States illegally should not be given amnesty or an easier path to citizenship…
— Mitt Romney
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We are dealing with the question of the 11 million people paying their taxes, having a path to legalization and,…
— Dick Durbin
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