WHEN John Brashear, roller-mill workman and astronomer of Pittsburgh, affectionately known to the people as “Uncle John,” was offered an honorary degree by the University of Pennsylvania with the request that he select the title, this plain philanthropist replied: “I do not know whether you confer such degree, but, if so, I would like the degree, Doctor of Humanity.”
On presenting to the Continental Congress a resolution directing that the sessions be opened with daily prayers to almighty God, Benjamin Franklin said: “If a sparrow can not fall without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?”
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