Let me add, that only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.


letter to the Abbés Chalut and Arnaud (17 April 1787) - Epistles

Benjamin Franklin Quotes

Let me add, that only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.

Let me add, that only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.

Let me add, that only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.

Let me add, that only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.