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Benjamin Franklin2 quotes
Rebellion to Tyrants is obedience to God. — Benjamin Franklin · 1775The body of
B. Franklin,
Printer;
Like the cover of an old Book,
Its Contents torn out,
And stript of its lettering and gilding,
Lies here, food for worms.
But the work shall not be wholly lost:
For it will, as he believ’d, appear once more,
In a new & more perfect edition,
Corrected and amended
By the Author. — Benjamin Franklin · 1728Alexander Pope1 quote
Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night.
God said, Let Newton be! and all was light. — Alexander Pope · 1730Leonard Matlovich1 quote
A gay Vietnam veteran... They gave me a medal for killing two men-and a discharge for loving one. — Leonard Matlovich · 1988William Shakespeare1 quote
Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear,
To dig the dust enclosed here;
Bleste be the man that spares these stones,
And curst be he that moves my bones. — William Shakespeare · 1616