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Course Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- [T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer . . . [taking] away…
- When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one, then on…
- In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a General Government necessary for…
- We must not in the course of public life expect immediate approbation and immediate grateful acknowledgment of our services. But let us persevere through abuse…
- In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they…
- Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a…
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