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Afterlife1 quote
The 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 · 1728Gay rights1 quote
A gay Vietnam veteran... They gave me a medal for killing two men-and a discharge for loving one. — Leonard Matlovich · 1988Rebellion1 quote
Rebellion to Tyrants is obedience to God. — Benjamin Franklin · 1775Scientific progress1 quote
Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night.
God said, Let Newton be! and all was light. — Alexander Pope · 1730The military1 quote
A gay Vietnam veteran... They gave me a medal for killing two men-and a discharge for loving one. — Leonard Matlovich · 1988Tyrants1 quote
Rebellion to Tyrants is obedience to God. — Benjamin Franklin · 1775