I
have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more
convincing proofs I see of this truth -- that God governs
in 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?
We
have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings that "except the
Lord build they labor in vain that build it."
I
firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring
aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the
Builders of Babel:
We
shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects
will be confounded, and we ourselves shall be become a reproach and a
bye word down to future age.
And
what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance,
despair of establishing Governments by Human Wisdom, and leave it to
chance, war, and conquest.
Benjamin
Franklin
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