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Benjamin Franklin Quotes
	Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. Benjamin Franklin Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
	Type: Politician Quotes Category: American Politician Quotes Date of Birth: January 17, 1706 Date of Death: April 17, 1790 Nationality: American Amazon: Benjamin Franklin on Amazon	Related Authors: Adlai E. Stevenson Benjamin Franklin Donald Rumsfeld Bill Frist Tim Bishop Jon Porter John C. White Al From
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