Famous quotes containing the words franklin, institute and/or science:
“No nation was ever ruined by trade.”
—Benjamin Franklin (17061790)
“Whenever any form of government shall become destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, & to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles & organising its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety & happiness.”
—Thomas Jefferson (17431826)
“There is more religion in mens science than there is science in their religion.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)