I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of tru…

Benjamin Franklin
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I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (1850). The autobiography of Benj. Franklin: Published verbatim from the original manuscript by his grandson Will. Temple Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks, p.75
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