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Was it not worthy of his care, that the world should say he was an honest and a good man?
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “Was it not worthy of his care, that the world should say he was an honest and a good man?”
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Franklin questions the legacy of a person, emphasizing the importance of being remembered as honest and good.
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