Benjamin Franklin National

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    “Necessity never made a good bargain.”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    “The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)

    “At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    “What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture to suggest that what we mean is a sense of national responsibility ... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)