Post #2343616
2026-05-07 13:50 UTC
In principle, maybe, but I'm fairly well-read and I have literally never heard of that quote being attributed to Ben Franklin until the earlier comment so I don't think that's the case here.
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@vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-07 19:06
Could be down to a bias of what you are exposed to, which can heavily influence what you hear. Anyways I think it was in one of his letters but I can't quite remember cause I just woke up.
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@Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-07 21:47
You're not fairly well-read enough i guess then: https://www.cato.org/policing-in-america/chapter-4/blackstones-ratio#_ftn76