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Fart for freedom, fart for liberty—and fart proudly.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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The States acceded to the Union.
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I looked around for God's judgments, but saw no signs of them.
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