Benjamin Franklin: Question #2

In justifying not being a vegetarian because he saw fish inside the fish he wanted to eat, Franklin said, “So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do.” We know that he cheated on his wife a lot (who knows what else). Do you think he used this attitude to justify his actions throughout his life? (I just thought this saying was clever and showed his personality, so I wanted to quote it here.)