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- "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" (proposed by Franklin for the motto of the Great Seal of the United States).
- "From a persuasion that equal liberty was originally the portion, it is still the birthright of all men."
- "Every man…is, of common right, and by the laws of God, a freeman, and entitled to the free enjoyment of liberty."
- "All the property that is necessary to a man for the conservation of the individual… is his natural right which none can justly deprive him of."
Sep 22, 2023 · Monday, September 17, 1787: The Convention Today. The day began with a prepared speech from Franklin (PA) who, eighty-one years old and painfully afflicted with gout and kidney stone, was unable to read it himself and delegated that task to Wilson (PA). While the speech was formally addressed to Washington (VA), the Convention’s president ...
- He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security. Benjamin Franklin. Liberty, Politics, Conservative.
- War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself. Benjamin Franklin. War, Government, Guy.
- Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech. Benjamin Franklin. Freedom, Independent, Science.
- If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking. Benjamin Franklin. Success, Freedom, Thinking.
Jan 24, 2017 · In 1787 when Benjamin Franklin left the Constitutional Convention a lady famously asked “Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic,” Franklin replied tartly, “if you can keep it.”. Now, 230 years later, Franklin’s observation on our Founders’ great experiment haunts us. Two years later, at President ...
Jul 2, 2022 · Benjamin Franklin — Famous Quotes. Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as publick Liberty, without Freedom of Speech. — Benjamin Franklin, from “Silence Dogood” letters, printed in the New England Courant, July 9, 1722. If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were ...
Jul 6, 2021 · Benjamin Franklin's work and expertise spanned decades and topics - highlighting some of the most important quotes and warnings from freedom of speech - to the despotism he saw in the future.
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Jan 6, 2022 · The “Dr. Franklin” McHenry quotes was, of course, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), who had presided over the Constitutional Convention, which took place in his home city of Philadelphia; “Mrs. Powel of Philada.” was Elizabeth Willing Powel (1742/43-1830) of Philadelphia.
