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Benjamin Franklin
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Born | January 17, 1706 Boston, Massachusetts, British America |
Died | April 17, 1790 (Age 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality | US |
Interests | • Money creation • Banking |
Benjamin Franklin was a lifetime advocate of local currency and government-owned banks.
Quotes
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" Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. "
~ Benjamin Franklin, November 11, 1755.
~ Benjamin Franklin, November 11, 1755.
- Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
- ~ Benjamin Franklin, November 11, 1755.
- Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
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