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Mankind are very odd creatures: one half censure what they practice, the other half practice what they censure the rest always say and do as they ought.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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