Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 703 |
| AUTHOR: | Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) |
| QUOTATION: | 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? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Franklin suggests that the Convention begin its sessions with prayers “imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations.” |
| SUBJECTS: | God |