I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being. [...] I believe He …

Benjamin Franklin
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I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being. [...] I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those He has created; and since without virtue man can have no happiness in this world, I firmly believe He delights to see me virtuous. ✨ Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion. Book by Benjamin Franklin, 1728.
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