Ben Franklin Slammed Anti-Vaxxers With Savage Comeback Over 230 Years Ago

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Oct 25, 2018 4:00 PM EDT

Turns out Ben Franklin's an All-American SAVAGE. 

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    Text - In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. This I mention for the sake of parents who omit that operation, on the supposition that they should never forgive themselves if the child died under it; my example showing that the regret may be the same either way, and that, therefore, the safer should be chosen.
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    Text - roisinlikesbooks This is as close as you're gonna get to a dead ancestor appearing in the sky and telling you to get your shit together
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    Text - 6 points 5 hours ago Punkgobliner Yeah well, they didn't know the earth was flat back then either...
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    Text - telstone 109 points 10 hours ago Who are we to deny the wisdom of the man who invented electricity with nothing more than a key tied to a kite?
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