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If the treaty cannot be made as much to your advantage as to ours, don't make it.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “If the treaty cannot be made as much to your advantage as to ours, don't make it.”
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Franklin advises against entering a treaty that does not favor both parties, emphasizing fairness in agreements.
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