Quote#Death
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that…
Quote byBenjamin Franklin · 1706–1790
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epistles, Letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy (13 November 1789), quoting a popular phrase dated back to the 1716 play The Cobbler of Preston, written by ..
English (original)
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes!
— Benjamin Franklin
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