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• People have always said - those words, 'too conservative,' is fairly relative. I'm sure that they probably said that about Thomas Jefferson… — Sharron Angle
• My ideal man is Benjamin Franklin-the figure in American history most worthy of emulation ... Franklin is my ideal of a whole… — Isidor Isaac Rabi
• Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we… — Benjamin Franklin
• As Benjamin Franklin said, 'Those things that hurt, instruct.' It is for this reason that wise people learn not to dread but… — M. Scott Peck
• An old American patriot described today's situation very well. As America fought for its independence, Benjamin Franklin said, "we must all hang… — John F. Kerry
• This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again. — Michele Bachmann
• Those who knew Benjamin Franklin will recollect that his mind was forever young, his temper ever serene; science, that never grows gray,… — Thomas Paine
• How I longed to see these things; how I longed to see the Liberty Bell and walk on the streets where Thomas… — Burl Ives
• I think that Benjamin Franklin felt very strongly in foreign policy in this world, that you needed to at least show some… — Walter Isaacson
• No man is truly free who is in financial bondage. 'Think what you do when you run in debt', said Benjamin Franklin,… — Ezra Taft Benson
• Benjamin Franklin didnt win 21 Grammys right? — Kanye West
• Puns are little "plays on words" that a certain breed of person loves to spring on you and then look at you… — Dave Barry

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