"In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it." ― Benjamin Franklin Topic(s): Faith Tags: affairs More From Benjamin Franklin "He that lives upon hope will die fasting." "Honesty is the best policy." "The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands." More In Faith "While we remain a nation decisively shaped by religious faith, our politics and our culture are, in the main, less influenced by movements and arguments of an explicitly Christian character than they were even five years ago. I think this is a good thing – good for our political culture."― Jon Meacham "I am struck by the fact that personal faith and political agendas are intertwined more closely now than at any other time in recent history."― David E. Price "There is a god within us."― Ovid