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“It is not worth it to sacrifice the interest of the country for the sake of my son.”

Country Interest Sacrifice Son Sake My Son Worth It Not Worth It

Author:Chiang Kai-shek

“Whether a Commonwealth suffers more by hypocritical pretenders to religion or by the openly profane? The most dangerous hypocrite in a Commonwealth is one who leaves the gospel for the sake of the law. A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law.”

Men Country Whole Able Law Suffering Dangerous Color Sake Cheat Hypocrite Commonwealth Profane Hypocritical Pretender

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“But the most dangerous Hypocrite in a Common-Wealth, is one who leaves the Gospel for the sake of the Law: A Man compounded of Law and Gospel, is able to cheat a whole Country with his Religion, and then destroy them under Colour of Law: And here the Clergy are in great Danger of being deceiv'd, and the People of being deceiv'd by the Clergy, until the Monster arrives to such Power and Wealth, that he is out of the reach of both, and can oppress the People without their own blind Assistance.”

People Men Country Whole Able Law Wealth Common Atheism Dangerous Danger Blind Sake Monsters Colour Cheat Assistance Hypocrite Clergy

Book:The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin

Source: The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin