“There are no coincidences in life everything happens for a reason”
In the last decade the sudden reemergence of the Ben Franklin ‘fro has seen a decline in teen pregnancies, gun crime, and the highest stock surge in our nation’s history. Whether it’s saving beer from drowning in the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina, Or young white girls from a house in suburbs of Cleveland, A little bit of Ben Franklin lives on. Although the famed Ben Franklin beer quote is a simplification of what he actually stated.
Fake Quote:
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.“
Real Quote:
“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine, a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.”
Source: http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2008/09/15/misquote-ben-franklin-on-beer.htm