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.

I am conscious of eternal life.

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

The joy of heaven will begin as soon as we attain the character of heaven, and do its duties.

The duty of labor is written on a man's body: in the stout muscle of the arm,, and the delicate machinery of the hand.

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

All men need something to poetize and idealize their life a little-something which they value for more than its use, and which is a symbol of their emancipation from the mere materialism and drudgery of daily life.