The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
What does Franklin say must happen before people can depend on correct moral behavior?
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I concluded, at length, that the mere speculative conviction that it was our interest to be completely virtuous, was not sufficient to prevent our slipping; and that the contrary habits must be broken, and good ones acquired and established, before we can have any dependence on a steady, uniform rectitude of conduct.Source(s)
Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Dover Thrift Editions) (p. 58). Dover Publications. Kindle Edition.
