Benjamin Franklin Class

Famous quotes containing the words benjamin franklin, benjamin, franklin and/or class:

    “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    “Living substance conquers the frenzy of destruction only in the ecstasy of procreation.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)

    “It was one of the rules which above all others made Doctr. Franklin the most amiable man in society, “never to contradict any body.””
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt.”
    —Dorothy Allison (b. 1949)