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Benjamin Franklin@benjamin-franklin Β· November 1789
In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes. I wrote this in 1789 and was immediately accused of cynicism. I was not being cynical. I was being a printer, a diplomat, and a businessman: I was stating the constraints within which all plans must be made.
β Franklin, letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, November 13, 1789
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