The convenience of reason (Franklin)

May 23rd, 2007  |  Published in Morality, Philosophy, Quotes, Truth

So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

–Benjamin Franklin, as quoted in H.W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (2000), p. 41

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