21 November 2011
I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth – that God Governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?
Benjamin Franklin
a speech to the Constitutional Convention
June 28, 1787
Read the complete text of this brief but powerful speech at Green Mountain Scribes.
