A few days ago
Anonymous

What does this Quote from Benjamin Franklin mean?

” In rivers and Bad Governments The lightest things swim at top”

“A Flatterer never seens absurd: the Flatter’d always take his word”

“Men meet, mountains never”

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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In bad governments, people and ideas with no weight, or substance, will become evident. Compare with light objects that will float on top of the river’s surface.

When people are flattered, they accept what the flatterer says, even if it’s ridiculous. (This is not always true, however.)

People meet each other everywhere. Mountains stay where they are.

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A few days ago
jon_mac_usa_007
Unsure how to put this any other way,

Cr*p always floats both in water and government.

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