Virtue Required for the Preservation of Freedom Post author:Jacob Householder Post published:November 14, 2019 Post category:Quotes “Let me add that only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” —Benjamin Franklin, Smyth 9:569. (1787.) You Might Also Like Youth Should Study Virtue November 14, 2019 Advice About Criticism November 14, 2019 Family, the Original Source of All Government November 14, 2019