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Benjamin Franklin's Quote on Reasoning
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There is irony in Benjamin Franklin’s assertion about the ability to justify one’s actions through reasoning. He suggests that human beings are reasonable, but we make excuses to do what we want.
First, Franklin suggests that if an action cannot be justified then it should not be done. He referred to the catching of cod as an “unprovoked murder” because the fish had not done anything to anyone to deserve such a “slaughter.” And he considered “not eating animal food” unless it was justified to b
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