Benjamin Franklin National

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

    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)

    To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.
    —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)

    This is the first national administration we’ve ever seen where the housewife couldn’t afford to buy groceries and the farmer couldn’t afford to grow them.
    Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)