"[A] great Empire, like a great Cake, is most easily diminished at the Edges."
— Benjamin Franklin

January 1, 1970

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AphoristsEngineers from the United StatesFounding Fathers of the United States of AmericaElectrical engineersGovernors of Pennsylvania
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"Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One"; The Public Advertiser (September 11, 1773)