Benjamin Franklin
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If the new Universal History were also read, it would give a connected idea of human affairs, so far as it goes, which should be followed by the best modern histories, particularly of our mother country; then of these colonies; which should be accompanied with observations on their rise, increase, use to Great Britain, encouragements and discouragements, the means to make them flourish, and secure their liberties. ✨ Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks (1844). The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a Continuation, p.574

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