As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I…

Benjamin Franklin
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As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupting Changes; and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2006). The Portable Benjamin Franklin, p.375, Penguin
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