"Eripuit Coelo fulmen, mox Sceptra Tyrannis."
— 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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Variants: Eripuit fulmen coelo, mox sceptra tyrannis. or Eripuit coelo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis. Also translated: He snatched lightning from the sky and scepters from tyrants.