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“Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith.”

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Benjamin Franklin was a prominent figure in American history, serving as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a statesman, scientist, inventor, and writer, born on January 17, 1706, and died on April 17, 1790. Franklin is renowned for his contributions to electricity, his support for the American colonial independence movement, and his successful diplomatic efforts in France. more

“As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupting Changes; and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity.”

Source: The Portable Benjamin Franklin

“Many a long dispute among divines may be thus abridged: It is so; It is not so. It is so; it is not so.”

May Long Atheism Divine Positive Atheism Disputes

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“He [the Rev. Mr. Whitefield] used, indeed, sometimes to pray for my conversion, but never had the satisfaction of believing that his prayers were heard.”

Believe Sometimes Used Prayer Heard Praying Satisfaction Positive Atheism Conversion

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such momentous importance [as the framing of the Constitution] ... should be suffered to pass without being in some degree influenced, guided, and governed by that omnipotent, omnipresent, and beneficent Ruler in whom all inferior spirits live and move and have their being.”

World Should I Can Government Moving Spirit Degrees Importance Constitution Rulers Providence Inferiors Transactions Omnipotent Framing

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“The refusal of King George to allow the colonies to operate an honest money system, which freed the ordinary man from clutches of the money manipulators was probably the prime cause of the revolution.”

Men Causes Honest Revolution Kings Ordinary Prime Refusal Colony Ordinary Man Clutch Manipulator

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“I think with you, that nothing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue. Wise and good men are in my opinion, the strength of the state; more so than riches or arms.”

Thinking Men States Form Opinion Virtue Wise Youth Arms Importance Train Riches Good Man

Book:The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Ed., and Many Letters Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author

Source: The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Ed., and Many Letters Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author

“Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You Give to Another Power over Your Liberty”

Thinking Giving Running Liberty Debt Over You Poor Richard Debt Free Debt By Founding Fathers

Book:Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Poor Richard's Almanack

“Mankind are very odd creatures: one half censure what they practice, the other half practice what they censure; the rest always say and do as they ought.”

Half Practice Mankind Ought Creatures Odd Other Half Censure One Half

Book:Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Poor Richard's Almanack

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