Benjamin Franklin Quotes

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 to April 17, 1790) was a Founding Father and a polymath, inventor, scientist, printer, politician, freemason and diplomat. Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War. His scientific pursuits included investigations into electricity, mathematics and mapmaking. A writer known for his wit and wisdom, Franklin also published Poor Richard’s Almanack, invented bifocal glasses and organized the first successful American lending library.

His contributions to America were not just political but cultural and scientific as well. After years of service to the nascent nation, Franklin must have been proud to witness the unifying of the States under a Constitution that he helped form.In 1776, Franklin advised Thomas Jefferson on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

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