If you see yourself as a patriot, as one who admires the founding fathers, lend your support to individuals who most closely follow some of their ideals.
Ben Franklin is a good example of those ideals.
Where are your priorities?
Does whomever you support come close to living by these standards?
Benjamin Franklin’s four rules for living are usually presented as these:
- Be extremely frugal until your debts are paid.
- Tell the truth and act with sincerity.
- Work diligently and avoid get-rich-quick distractions.
- Speak ill of no one, and instead say what is good about others.
Franklin is also famous for his longer list of 13 virtues, which includes temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.
Lying, cheating, bragging, bullying, vengefulness, egotism are not qualities to be admired or tolerated.
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