@vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
Post #2343617
2026-05-07 19:06 UTC
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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@grue@lemmy.world 2026-05-08 14:20
Apparently you're right: the other reply cites the letter. But still, Ben Franklin is famous for a ton of stuff, including actual published works full of quotable aphorisms like *Poor Richard's Almanack* (as opposed to some random private letter that was only published after-the-fact). Meanwhile, Blackstone is remembered mainly just for *Commentaries on the Laws of England*, of which the Blackstone's Ratio quote is part. Can't we let poor old Mr. Blackstone have this one thing?!