Like Benjamin Franklin said, an ounce of preparation and prevention is worth a pound of cure 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Anti-government protesters leave Suvarnabhumi airport Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of anti-government protesters who occupied and shut down Bangkok's main international airport for a week began leaving today as their leaders declared victory after a court verdict disbanding the ruling party.
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A young refugee from Myanmar sits on a bus as he arrives for a demonstration outside the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur December 3, 2008, before he was turned away by the police. About 150 Myanmarese of ethnic Rohingya origin gathered outside the UNHCR office on Wednesday to demand for their basic and fundamental rights, and assistance to their problems.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Television personality Soledad O'Brien attends the Room to Grow 10th Anniversary benefit gala at Christie's on December 2, 2008 in New York City.
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Policemen stand guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, August 11, 2008. Olympic organisers vowed to tighten security in central Beijing on Sunday after an American tourist died in a stabbing attack, but they insisted the Chinese capital was safe and Western sightseers were unfazed.
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DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Shuttered homes and businesses line a downtown street November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers fall into bankruptcy.
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Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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Quotes about Benjamin Franklin
Like Benjamin Franklin said, an ounce of preparation and prevention is worth a pound of cure
said Lois Drake
there was a kind of existing narrative of success. ... It's had so many mythical expressions - Benjamin Franklin and Andrew Carnegie and Horatio Alger - and in the 19th century it took hold so strongly. I feel like it's become part of the architecture of American society. We haven't taken a step back and challenged it, which I was trying to do.
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in AdPulp
I, Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska and friend to all creatures great and small [Except moose and wolverines—Ed.] do hereby deem this fowl creature worthy of a pardon for the following reasons: Whereas Benjamin Franklin once advocated the turkey as our national bird
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in Weekly Dig
What the fuck do I be thinkin’? Kill, kill, murder and Benjamin Franklin/your girlfriend is into them gangstas and me being a gangsta I’ll get into your girlfriend/I stay still when the world spin/and ain’t nobody flyer than the Birdman…
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in XXL
We think it's really important to bring our kids to where it happened because it helps make what they're reading in the textbook come to life. They can walk where Benjamin Franklin walked and see where the Constitution was signed ... We think it's important to be hands-on in social studies the same way they are hands-on in science.
said Nicole Stahl
Quotes from articles mentioning Benjamin Franklin
They were beautiful, and they probably cost a quarter of what we would have spent on a florist
in Philly.com
The moment that moved me was when Ben put the ring on my finger, when he committed himself to the fact that he would be my true, loyal husband
was said
in Philly.com
He was after me after the first month, 'When are we going to get married?' Esther said. In January 2008 - after at least four proposals - Esther said yes. Ben was confident she would, sooner or later. It was through his efforts that we finally set a date, but I'm very, very happy with Ben. I don't think it could be any other way ... I wouldn't be lost without him, but life would be incomplete without him.
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in Philly.com
He is so sweet. He's a gentleman through and through, and he's got a great sense of humor - there is always a smile on his face.
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in Philly.com
