**Benjamin Franklin Held beliefs consistant with or very close to deism for most of his life.
**Benjamin Franklin Held beliefs consistant with or very close to deism for most of his life.
--[[User:TimSvendsen|TimSvendsen]] 19:49, 29 January 2007 (EST)
--[[User:TimSvendsen|TimSvendsen]] 19:49, 29 January 2007 (EST)
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Was this what he rejected:
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“I must own I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such momentous importance to the welfare of millions now existing, and to exist in the posterity of a great nation, should be suffered to pass without being in some degree influenced, guided, and governed by that omnipotent, omnipresent, and beneficent Ruler.” - To the Editor of the Federal Gazette. <ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=4VQSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA296&dq=Benjamin+Franklin+%E2%80%9CI+must+own+I+have+so+much+faith+in+the+general&ei=HQTQSvn5EqfkyQSFy5iPDg#v=onepage&q=Benjamin%20Franklin%20%E2%80%9CI%20must%20own%20I%20have%20so%20much%20faith%20in%20the%20general&f=false The records of the Federal convention of 1787, Volume 3 By United States. Constitutional Convention, Max Farrand</ref>
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Quite well done article by the way. Honest and informative, and overall well written.[[User:Daniel1212|Daniel1212]] 23:53, 9 October 2009 (EDT)