Franklin included his 13 virtues "necessary or desirable ... Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. 12. Chastity. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring ...

Americans will mourn his passing but most of us seem to have grown weary of the virtues he possessed. When we needed him, as in the war, he was there. When he needed us, we abandoned him to ...

Editor’s note: The Centre Daily Times welcomes letters endorsing candidates in ... himself as one who stands for and defends Christian virtues and values, should in fact exemplify those virtues ...