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I don't know why he isn't regaled as much as Washington or Lincoln. Such and incredible man. Could you imagine what this country/world would be like if he hadn't been? Anyway, I don't recall ever having heard of the Hellfire Club, so I'm going to go look that up right now.
Ben Franklin and all the forefathers are great heroes to me...I cant imagine waking them up and saying look at what America is now.
but this isnt a political forum so i wont go into how liberals have ruined America.
Funny, I always thought our patriot forefatherswere liberals.
They questioned authority.
They challenged the status quo.
They disregarded convention.
They envisioned a better day for all Americans.
Since when did those ideals become the vanguard of conservatism?
And yet Franklin himself turned down an opportunity to be our first President (he was only one year away from his death when Washington was inaugurated).
Funny, I always thought our patriot forefatherswere liberals.
They questioned authority.
They challenged the status quo.
They disregarded convention.
They envisioned a better day for all Americans.
Since when did those ideals become the vanguard of conservatism?
big difference between jeffersonian/classical liberalism and todays socialist liberalism.
I am long overdue to get a good autobiograhpy of him. Any suggestions?
Truly a man that is difficult to put in any category. I am hard pressed to think of many famous people that would be comparable....suggestions?
If you are looking for a good biography on Franklin I would suggest, "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" by Walter Isaacson. Well researched but still a good read
And don't forget the fact that a state was named for the man. Well, OK, the State of Franklin (which consisted of a secession-minded eastern third of Tennessee) was only a functioning entity for four years, from 1784-88. But it's the thought that counts!
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