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Benjamin Franklin Quotes about Duty

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Duty is not beneficial because it is commanded, but is commanded because it is beneficial.

Duty is not beneficial because it is commanded, but is commanded because it is beneficial.

Benjamin Franklin (1998). “Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom”, p.29, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being.

Andrew M. Allison, Willard Cleon Skousen, M. Richard Maxfield, Benjamin Franklin (1982). “The Real Benjamin Franklin”