1. Here comes the Orator! with his Flood of Words, and his
Drop of Reason.
2. Good wives and good plantations
are made by good husbands.
3. A countryman between 2 Lawyers,
is like a fish between two cats.
4. A good Lawyer is a bad Neighbour.
5. The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.
6. To whom thy secret thou dost tell,
to him thy freedom thou dost sell.
7. Sell not virtue to purchase wealth,
nor Liberty to purchase power.
8. Since I cannot govern my own tongue,
tho' within my own teeth,
how can I hope to govern the tongues of others?
9. None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault,
or acknowledge himself in an error.
10. Half the Truth is often a great Lie.
Or find one that I missed: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
2007-02-27 05:20:49 · 7 answers · asked by heThatDoesNotWantToBeNamed 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
2 must be Hillary, 1 Obama, 9 Biden, 5 Hillary again, 4 Guiliani, 6 Huckabee, 7 Kuchinich, 10 McCain, 8 Paul, 3 Im stuck on though, although perhaps for the whole campaign...
2007-02-27 05:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by Andi 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
7. Sell not virtue to purchase wealth,
nor Liberty to purchase power.
My favorite variant of this: "He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security"
Of course, with people today that want more government intrustion into their life to protect against some pissed of jihad-extremeist, that quote is highly unpopular.
2007-02-27 05:29:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If Ben were alive he'd be over two hundred years old. Who'd listen to anyone that old today?
All things considered 9&10 would have the most effect if they were put to use today. But even then the other party would slam you for not being perfect.
2007-02-27 06:38:54 · answer #3 · answered by namsaev 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hillary Clinton - 1 - 10 +
Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.
Be civil to all; serviceable to many: familiar with few;
friend to one; enemy to none.
2007-02-27 05:32:17 · answer #4 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This one works for all of them.
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
And this one from FDR
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
And this one from Kennedy
"Let us not negotiate out of fear but let us not fear to negotiate"
2007-02-27 05:28:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither liberty nor security."
2007-02-27 05:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looks like you answered your own question.
2007-02-27 05:24:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋