Benjamin Franklin was an American as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. He was among the top intellectuals of his time.
Below are some popular quotes by Benjamin Franklin
"Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech; which is the right of every man as far as by it he does not hurt or control the right of another; and this is the only check it ought to suffer and the only bounds it ought to know.... Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freedom of speech, a thing terrible to traitors." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"The world is run by the people who show up." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Change is the only constant in life. Ones ability to adapt to those changes will determine your success in life." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Common sense without education, is better than education without common sense." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!" ~ Benjamin Franklin
"The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you're finished." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"The man that walks wit crowd, will get no farther than the crowd. The man that walks alone, will reach places unknown." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Security without liberty is called prison." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"This [the U.S. Constitution] is likely to be administered for a course of years and then end in despotism... when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Little minds think and talk about people.
Average minds think and talk about things and actions.
Great minds think and talk about ideas." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
When you're down to nothing, God is up to something. The faithful see the invisible, believe the incredible and then receive the impossible.
Where liberty dwells there is my country." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself." ~ Benjamin Franklin
"He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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