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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."
- 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.
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.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a Founding Father of the American republic, an author, inventor, and diplomat whose life and ideas came to be identified with the new American nation. He wrote the best selling Poor Richard’s Almanac (1733), a posthumously published Autobiography, and many articles advocating American independence from Great Britain. From 1776-1785 he was the American ...
Benjamin Franklin Quotes on Reading, Writing, and Knowledge. “The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.” -Benjamin Franklin. “Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.” -Benjamin Franklin. “The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a ...
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 ...
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the most influential and accomplished figures of the 18th century. A renowned polymath, Franklin made significant contributions as a writer, inventor, scientist, philosopher, statesman and diplomat. His wit, wisdom and insights on life and hum
