War is when the government tells you who... by Benjamin Franklin | We Heart Quotes

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War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

- Benjamin Franklin

Other quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Being

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

- Benjamin Franklin

Nation

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

- Benjamin Franklin

A small leak can sink a great ship.

- Benjamin Franklin

Fault Present

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

- Benjamin Franklin

Family

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

- Benjamin Franklin

Fault

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

- Benjamin Franklin

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