I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Benjamin Franklin More Quotes by Benjamin Franklin More Quotes From Benjamin Franklin Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech. Benjamin Franklin independent freedom science 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 forgiveness respect positive War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Benjamin Franklin guy government war 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. Benjamin Franklin giving-up believe country It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. Benjamin Franklin patriotic independent leadership He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security. Benjamin Franklin conservative liberty politics Little minds think and talk about people. Benjamin Franklin average ideas thinking Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you. Benjamin Franklin fear sheep inspirational If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking. Benjamin Franklin freedom success thinking 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 freedom wisdom hurt Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack. Benjamin Franklin common-sense needs thinking Women are books, and men the readers be. Benjamin Franklin reader men book How do you become better tomorrow? By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid of standing still. Forget your mistakes, but remember what they taught you. So how do you become better tomorrow? By becoming better today. Benjamin Franklin becoming-better mistake world The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. Benjamin Franklin government guarantees happiness I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. Benjamin Franklin government mean thinking I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else. Benjamin Franklin dare excuse men Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. Benjamin Franklin patriotic justice inspirational 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 4th-of-july law men Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see. Benjamin Franklin half belief believe Beer is proof that God wants us to be happy Benjamin Franklin proof want beer
