“They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
—written for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its Reply to the Governor, 11 November 1755”
― Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin Volume 2
—written for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its Reply to the Governor, 11 November 1755”
― Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin Volume 2
“When the well is dry we know the value of water”
― The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
― The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
“Whether you try too hard to fit in or you try too hard to stand out, it is of equal consequence: you exhaust your significance.”
― Healology
― Healology
“Give Hong Kong to an Artist. He can use it. It can be poetised.”
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