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173 Franklin quotes by 148 unique authors

A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is… — Benjamin Franklin
Here is my creed: I believe in one God, the Creator of the universe. That he governs it by his providence. That he ought to… — W. Cleon Skousen
Tradition does not mean a dead town; it does not mean that the living are dead but that the dead are alive. It means that… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln never saw a movie, heard a radio or looked at television. They had 'Loneliness' and knew… — Carl Sandburg
Amy gritted her teeth. "King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot!" Jonah looked at his dad. "Do we have souvenir chamber… — Rick Riordan
Myrnin turned away to pick up his Ben Franklin spectacles, balanced them on his nose, and looked over them to say, "Don't do drugs. I… — Rachel Caine
This is what historians usually do, quibble about cause and effect when the point is, there are times when the world is in flux and… — Orson Scott Card
Stupid English." "English isn't stupid," I say. "Well, my English teacher is." He makes a face. "Mr. Franklin assigned an essay about our favorite subject,… — Jodi Picoult
He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his… — Benjamin Franklin
Holocausts do not amaze me. Rapes and child slavery do not amaze me. And Franklin, I know you feel otherwise, but Kevin does not amaze… — Lionel Shriver
[Benjamin Franklin]identified thirteen virtues he wanted to cultivate--temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility--and made a chart with… — Gretchen Rubin
Hey, I'm like Aretha Franklin, I don't get no R -S -P -E -C -T around here! — Si Robertson
It is difficult to find a reputable American historian who will acknowledge the crude fact that a Franklin Roosevelt, say, wanted to be President merely… — Gore Vidal
When Franklin drew the lightning from the clouds, he little dreamed that in the evolution of science his discovery would illuminate the torch of Liberty… — Chauncey Depew
Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators - Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and… — Robert Hormats
My thinking is Lincolnian rather than Jeffersonian, Teddy Rooseveltian rather than Franklin D. Rooseveltian. — Jacob K. Javits
I feel like everything I ever did in my life led me to the Franklin Mint. — Lynda Resnick
As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt learned when he tried to pack the Supreme Court, the three branches of government are coequal for a reason. Neither… — Dan Pfeiffer
As a kid, I was listening to Aretha Franklin, Etta James and hip-hop as well as music my parents were listening to, like Joni Mitchell… — Alanis Morissette
I descend from both Philadelphia Quakers and Carolina colonists whose families were separated by the Revolutionary War. That helped give me insight into the agony… — Edward Rutherfurd
My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt. — Lionel Barber
We know Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin as politicians, but they felt that science was something everyone should have a knowledge of. — Rush D. Holt, Jr.
George W. Bush has much to evaluate: he has presided over the most sweeping redesign of U.S. grand strategy since the presidency of Franklin D.… — John Lewis Gaddis
George Washington sets the nation on its democratic path. Abraham Lincoln preserves it. Franklin Roosevelt sees the nation through depression and war. — Robert Dallek
Women are a key part of the sound of the groups that accompany male singers like Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, and myself. — Fred Hammond

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