Richard Nixon actually said...

Benjamin Franklin, a famous inventor as well as a statesman, reflected once that he wished it his destiny 'to be born two or three centuries hence' so that he could not only enjoy the conveniences of modern life but also satisfy his curiosity.

Context

Special Message to the Congress Proposing Patent Modernization and Reform Legislation

09/26/1973

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