‘Is it probable that an empire can rise…’

Here’s an example of the assumption of and quest for empire in the early days. Benjamin Franklin exhorted the Consitutional Convention to prayer in its search for a constitution. He bemoaned being “divided by our little partial local interests…” He asked “And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his [God’s] notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?” (Thanks to Lt. Col. Jim Robideau, USA (Ret.) and a Mises University alum in 2010.)

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11:28 am on November 2, 2012