Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense as that 10,000 men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them? -Benjamin Franklin

 

Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense as that 10,000 men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?


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This quote is just one of 121 total Benjamin Franklin quotes in our collection. Benjamin Franklin is known for saying 'Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense as that 10,000 men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?' as well as some of the following quotes.

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

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Energy and persistence conquer all things.

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We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

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It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.

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A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.

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