Quotes Library

February 8, 2026

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American politician, scientist, and diplomat, Thoughts on Commercial Subjects (1779), Jay p. 142

And why not?

Did anyone tell Donald Trump?

February 7, 2025

1 year ago

I will govern according to the common weal [meaning welfare], but not according to the common will.

January 25, 2026

6 months ago

If your voice held no power, they wouldn’t try to silence you.

February 12, 2025

1 year ago

Why shouldn’t things be largely absurd, futile, and transitory? They are so, and we are so, and they and we go well together.

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