And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with tr…

Benjamin Franklin
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And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand 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 (2014). The Papers of Benjamin Franklin: Volume 41: September 16, 1783, through February 29, 1784, p.478, Yale University Press
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