#franklin

Purple light passed over the paper, but nothing happened. "Next!" Amy said. She was sure the man in black was going to burst in on them any second. "Whoa!" Dan said. Amy gripped his arm. "You found it?" "No, but look! This whole essay - 'To the Royal Academy.' He wrote a whole essay on farts!" Dan grinned with delight. "He's proposing a scientific study on different fart smells. You're right, Amy. This guy was a genius! ↗

— Rick Riordan

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Hang together, or hang separately. Benjamin Franklin is a genius. ↗

— Renay Williams

#hang #humor #inspirational #inspirational

Jackson, however, persevered. He joined the Franklin Debating Society, an institution that had been in existence over fifty years, and had enrolled in its membership some of the ablest men in Virginia. ↗

— Daniel H. Hill

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Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so. ↗

— Pete du Pont

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Just as smiles often follow tears, the sun rose full and bright on the morning.. ↗

— Georgina Grey

#franklin #georgina #romantic #suzan #romantic

I think Democrats made a mistake running away from liberalism. Liberalism, uh, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John and Robert Kennedy - that's what the Democratic party ought to reach for. ↗

— Theodore C. Sorensen

#democratic #democratic party #democrats #franklin #franklin roosevelt

Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's 'Courant,' it no longer requires a dystopic imagination to wonder who will have the dubious distinction of publishing America's last genuine newspaper. Few believe that newspapers in their current printed form will survive. ↗

— Eric Alterman

#america #appearance #believe #centuries #current

Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money. ↗

— Earl Warren

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Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money. ↗

— Earl Wilson

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My ultimate film role would be to play the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. ↗

— Jennifer Hudson

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