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skua 3h ago

@heidilifeldman

I'm feeling a wave of Benny Franklin washing over me.

"You've got your First Amendment rights Americans. If you can keep them."

The cracks are how the light gets in.

Now appreciating the function of "deserve" in the headline.

It sure worked on me.

Anyone know if this device has a name in rhetoric?

#BenjaminFranklin #Rhetoric

WIST Quotations 5d ago

A quotation from Ben Franklin

Many complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

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Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1745 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Many complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment. Not an original sentiment from Franklin. See, for example, La Rochefoucauld (1666).

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Coach Pāṇini ®Mar 7

As a boy Thomas Mellon (1813–1908), judge and founder of the Mellon Bank, decided to abandon his parents' farming lifestyle for #law and #banking in the city after reading #BenjaminFranklin's autobiography.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_family

Mellon family - Wikipedia

WIST Quotations Mar 5

A quotation from Ben Franklin

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

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Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1745 ed.) | WIST Quotations

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

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WIST Quotations Feb 26

A quotation from Ben Franklin

Wars bring scars.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

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Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1745 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Wars bring scars.

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P. L. Klein Mar 3

"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." ~ #BenjaminFranklin

WIST Quotations Feb 19

A quotation from Ben Franklin

’Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

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Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1745 ed.) | WIST Quotations

’Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Feb 13

“Among the #foundingfathers, both #BenjaminFranklin and #JohnAdams wrote openly about their preference for a #whiteAmerica, free of what Franklin called ‘black or tawny’ people, or ‘swarthy’ Spaniards, Italians, French, Germans, Russians, and Swedes.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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