The miraculous revelation of the Old Testament and the New, the miracles of famous men, Jews, Gentiles, or Christians, — then Franklin had no religion at all; and it would be an insult to say that he believed in the popular theology of his time, or of ours, for I find not a line from his pen indicating any such belief.

Democracy is direct self-government over all the people, for all the people, by all the people.

It is vain to trust in wrong; as much of evil, so much of loss, is the formula of human history.

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall creep out of his great estate of injustice, poor and naked and miserable

Wealth and want equally harden the human heart...

Who escapes a duty, avoids a gain.

Man is the jewel of God, who has created this material world to keep his treasure in.