A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of unio…

Benjamin Franklin
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A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2007). The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: 1706-1757, p.294, Regnery Publishing
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A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2007). The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: 1706-1757, p.294, Regnery Publishing

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