Presumption first blinds a Man, then sets him a running. Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings. The Library...

On the 18th of this month, anno 1546 died that famous reformer, LUTHER: who struck the great blow to papal tyranny in Europe. He was...

The proof of gold is fire, the proof of woman, gold; the proof of man, a woman. Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and...

The poor have little, beggars none, the rich too much, enough not one. Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later...

Eat to live, and not live to eat. Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings. The Library of America. New York,...

As to Jesus of Nazareth, my Opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the System of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to...

I do not oppose all that seem wrong, for the Multitude are more effectually set right by Experience, than kept from going wrong by...

Of the checks proper to be established against the abuse of power in those courts. Hirtherto there are none. But since so much has been...

Franklin commenting on a corrupt press given over to gossip: Of the natural support of these courts Their support is founded in the...

It is said to be founded on an article in the state-constitution, which establishes the liberty of the press. A liberty which every...

Nothing is more likely to endanger the liberty of the press, than the abuse of that liberty, by employing it in personal accusation,...

“Corrupt People Always Believe Accusations of Corruptness” Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings. The...

In these Sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its Faults, if they are such: because I think a General Government...

Mr. President, The small Progress we have made, after 4 or 5 Weeks’ close Attendance and continual Reasonings with each other, our...

I agreed with you in Sentiments concerning the Old Testament, and thought the Clause in our Constitution, which required the Members of...

For honour, worthily obtain’d (as for Example that of our Officers), is in its Nature a personal Thing, and incommunicable to any but...

I suppose you will soon be set at Liberty in England by the Cartel for the Exchange of Prisoners. In the mean time, if Five Louis-d’ors...

“When a Religion is good, I conceive that it will support itself; and, when it cannot support itself, and God does not take care to...

The rapid Progress true Science now makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the...

In 1730, I wrote a piece on the other side of the question, which began with laying for its foundation this fact: “That almost all men in...

There are two Sorts of People in the World, who with equal Degrees of Health & Wealth and the other Comforts of Life, become, the one...

In my Opinion, we might all draw more Good, from it than we do, & suffer less Evil, if we would but take care not to give too much for...

I perused your Tracts with Pleasure. I see you inherit all the various Learning of your famous Ancestors Cotton and Increase Mather both...

It is the persisting in an Error, not the Correcting it that lessens the Honour of any Man or body of Men. Franklin, Benjamin....