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Benjamin Franklin
Slavery is . . . an atrocious debasement of human nature.
[O]nly a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.
History will also afford the frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion….and the excellency of the Christian religion above all others, ancient or modern.
I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations be held in this Assembly [the Constitutional Convention] every morning before we proceed to business…
As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and His religion as He left them to us, the best the world ever saw or is likely to see.
To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
