I believe long habits of virtue have a sensible effect on the countenance: there was something in the air of his face, that manifested the true greatness of his mind; which likewise appeared in all he said, and in every part of his behaviour, obliging us to regard him with a kind of veneration.
Franklin discusses the impact of virtue on a person's demeanor and how it commands respect.
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But let us take a cool view of the general state of our affairs, and perhaps the prospect will appear less gloomy than has been imagined.
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