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When the feet are wounded, shall the head say, it is not me; I will not trouble myself to contrive relief!
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “When the feet are wounded, shall the head say, it is not me; I will not trouble myself to contrive relief!”
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Franklin uses a metaphor about the body to emphasize the importance of unity and mutual support in society.
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