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Benjamin Franklin
Signer of the
Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the United States.
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Benjamin Franklin
"And have we now forgotten that powerful
Friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need His
assistance?..]Without His concurring aid...we ourselves
shall become a reproach and a byword
down to future ages."
(Source: Madison, Papers (1840),
Vol. II, p.985, June 28, 1787.)
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Benjamin Franklin
"Only a virtuous people are capable of
freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they
have more need of masters."
(Source: George Washington, The
Writings of George Washington, Jared Sparks, editor
(Boston: Ferdinand Andrews, 1838), Vol.XII,pp. 166-167,
to the synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in North
America in October 1789.)
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Benjamin Franklin
I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer
I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth
- that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a
sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice,
is it probable that an empire can rise and fall without
His aid?
Source: James Madison, The Papers
of James Madison, Henry D.Gilpin, editor ( Washington:
Langtree and O'Sullivan, 1840 ), Vol.II, pp984-986,
June 28, 1787
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