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• God had an important role in the Constitution as well.
Benjamin Franklin believed it impossible to write a constitution without
divine intervention. When the delegates reached an impasse in formulating
the Constitution, Benjamin Franklin declared that divine help should
be sought before each day’s assembly.[25] He said “that without His concurring aid we shall
succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel.”[26] He also said that “[W]ithout His concurring aid…we ourselves shall
become a reproach and a byword down to future ages.”[27] Benjamin Franklin believed that the
creation of this new government was completely in vain if it was not divinely influenced. He stated
that without God’s influence, they would become a mere disgrace to future generations.