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“The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.” (Benjamin Franklin)
- Poor Richard’s Almanack (July, 1758) pg. 189
The quote continues, “The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle.”
Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith.
Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other, drawing sustenance from it and destroying it.
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
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“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (John F. Kennedy)
- John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address (1961)
The lines preceding the quote read, “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow Americans…”