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I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth⁠—that God Governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?

Benjamin Franklin on God

Speech to the Constitutional Convention (28 June 1787)

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