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First Principles: If Men Are So Wicked With Religion, What Would They Be Without It?
“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: We Must All Hang Together, Or Assuredly We Shall All Hang Separately
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” – Benjamin Franklin (1776)
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First Principles: Without Freedom of Thought There Can Be No Such Things As Wisdom; and No Such Thing As Public Liberty, Without Freedom of Speech
“Without Freedom of Thought there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as Public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech.” – Benjamin Franklin (1722)
First Principles: How Few There Are Who Have Courage Enough To Own Their Faults, Or Resolution Enough To Mend Them
“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: Resolve To Perform What You Ought. Perform Without Fail What You Resolve
“Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.” – Benjamin Franklin (1771)
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First Principles: It Is the First Responsibility of Every Citizen To Question Authority
“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: The Longer I Live, the More Convincing Proofs I See of This Truth, That God Governs In the Affairs of Men “The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in … Continue reading
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First Principles: Here Comes the Orator! With His Flood of Words, and His Drop of Reason
“Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason.” – Benjamin Franklin (1735) Did anyone else find that State of the Union Address less than unifying?
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First Principles: Strive To Be the Greatest Man In Your Country, and You May Be Disappointed. Strive To Be the Best and You May Succeed
“Strive to be the greatest man in your country, and you may be disappointed. Strive to be the best and you may succeed: he may well win the race that runs by himself.” – Benjamin Franklin (1747)
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First Principles: If You Would Be Loved, Love, and Be Loveable
“I You Would Be Loved, Love and Be Loveable.” – Benjamin Franklin
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