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    EFFEKTIVITAeT BESTIMMT DAS HANDELN

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    As to Jesus of Nazareth, my Opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the System of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the world ever saw or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupt changes, and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some Doubts as to his divinity; tho' it is a question I do not dogmatize upon, having never studied it, and I think it needless to busy myself with it now, when I expect soon an Opportunity of knowing the Truth with less Trouble....

    -Benjamin Franklin

    Like most Enlightenment intellectuals, Franklin separated virtue, morality, and faith from organized religion, although he felt that if religion in general grew weaker, morality, virtue, and society in
    general would also decline.

    Thus he wrote Thomas Paine, "If men are
    so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it."
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    In between the cover of another perfect wonder
    Where it's so white as snow

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    The contents of the text express social sensitivity to the fragile position of weaker members of society. The inscription testifies to the presence of strangers within the Israeli society as far back as this ancient period, and calls to provide support for these strangers. It appeals to care for the widows and orphans and that the king – who at that time had the responsibility of curbing social inequality - be involved. This inscription is similar in its content to biblical scriptures (Isaiah 1:17, Psalms 72:3, Exodus 23:3, and others), but it is clear that it is not copied from any biblical text.

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    English translaton of the deciphered text:

    1' you shall not do [it], but worship the [Lord].
    2' Judge the sla[ve] and the wid[ow] / Judge the orph[an]
    3' [and] the stranger. [Pl]ead for the infant / plead for the po[or and]
    4' the widow. Rehabilitate [the poor] at the hands of the king.
    5' Protect the po[or and] the slave / [supp]ort the stranger.

    rehabilitate poor hands king 5 protect poor slave support stranger
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