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Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense as that 10,000 men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?

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Benjamin Franklin

(January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.

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  • cliff_d
    Misses a bit on this..I believe the actual comment was worded, "A force of sufficient size could be gathered to repel them."
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خمسة آلاف بالون ، قادرة على جمع رجلين لكل منهما ، لم تستطع أن تكلف أكثر من خمس سفن للخط ؛ وأين الأمير الذي يمكنه تحمل تكاليف تغطية بلاده بالدفاع عن قواته ، لأن عشرة آلاف رجل ينزلون من الغيوم قد لا يفعلون في كثير من الأماكن صفقة غير محدودة من الأذى قبل تجميع القوة لصدهم؟

पाँच हज़ार गुब्बारे, दो पुरुषों को उठाने में सक्षम, लाइन के पाँच जहाजों से अधिक खर्च नहीं कर सकते थे; और वह राजकुमार कहाँ है जो अपने देश को अपनी रक्षा के लिए सैनिकों के साथ कवर करने के लिए इतना खर्च कर सकता है कि बादलों से उतरने वाले 10,000 आदमी कई जगहों पर शरारत नहीं कर सकते हैं, इससे पहले कि उन्हें हटाने के लिए एक साथ लाया जा सकता है?

her biri iki kişi yetiştirebilen beş bin balon, hattın beş gemisinden daha fazlasına mal olamıyordu; ve ülkesini savunması için birlikleri ile kapatacak kadar güç tutabilecek olan prens nerede, bulutlardan inen 10.000 adamın pek çok yerde onları kovmak için bir güç bir araya getirilmeden önce sonsuz bir yaramazlık anlaşması yapamaz?

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