"I have lived, Sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in the Affairs of Men. And if a Sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?"
—Benjamin Franklin (1787)
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Understood. That doesn't invalidate the content of the above quote.
@Wordmage nosir. I cherry pick information from whhereve source all the time