History will also afford frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion, from its usefulness to the public; the advantage of a religious character among private persons; the mischiefs of superstition, and the excellency of the Christian religion above all others, ancient or modern.


The Works of Benjamin Franklin (ed. 1840)

Benjamin Franklin Quotes

History will also afford frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion, from its usefulness to the public; the advantage of a...

History will also afford frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion, from its usefulness to the public; the advantage of a...

History will also afford frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion, from its usefulness to the public; the advantage of a...

History will also afford frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion, from its usefulness to the public; the advantage of a...