Benjamin Franklin Quotes About Politics

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  The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Happiness, Government, Guarantees
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  It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Leadership, Patriotic, Independent

• He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Liberty, Politics, Conservative

• They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Happiness, Peace

  Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818”, p.270

• We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Education, Work, Stupid

• A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Sarcastic, Cake, Political

  Benjamin Franklin, Henry Stueber (1838). “The Life and Essays of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Carefully Collected from His Own Papers, Containing All His Miscellaneous Pieces”, p.408

• Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Years, People, Needs

  Letter to the Abbés Chalut and Arnaud, April 17, 1787.

• It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Libertarian Party, Government, People

  Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1819). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin...: Posthumous and other writings”, p.111

• I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Government, Enemy, Arbitrary

  Benjamin Franklin (2007). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: 1706-1757”, p.80, Regnery Publishing

• A Republic, if you can keep it.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Political, Historical, Republic

  Quoted in American Historical Review, Apr. 1906

• He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Love, Fall, Temporary Insanity

  Poor Richard's Almanack, May 1738

• Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Wisdom, Men, Bags

  Benjamin Franklin (1839). “Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin”, p.11

• The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Writing, Politics

• The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Business, Mistake, Political

  Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.23, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

• [It was] the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament which has caused in the colonies hatred of the English and . . . the Revolutionary War.

  Benjamin Franklin

  War, Hatred, Political

• Beer is God's way of telling us that he loves us and wants us to be happy.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Beer, Politics, Want

• The ancients tell us what is best; but we must learn of the moderns what is fittest.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Politics, Poor Richard

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.36, Nayika Publishing

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