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If by the liberty of the press were understood merely the liberty of discussing the propriety of public measures and political opinions, let us have as much of it as you please: But if it means the liberty of affronting, calumniating and defaming one another, I, for my part, own myself willing to part with my share of it, whenever our legislators shall please so to alter the law and shall chearfully consent to exchange my liberty of abusing others for the privilege of not being abused myself.

Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin's Popular Quotes

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

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We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.

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Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely.

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Proclaim not all though knowest, or all though owest.

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There seems to be three ways for a nation to acquire wealth: the first is by war...this is robbery; the second by commerce, which is generally cheati…

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La pereza anda tan despacio que la pobreza no tarda en alcanzarla.

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Never contradict anybody.

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We can defer, yet time is most certainly not.

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There are many roads to success, but only one sure road to failure; and that is to try to please everyone else.

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