Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s Finest: Top Views from the “First American”
Today in history, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. Referred to many as โThe First American,โ Franklin was famous at home and abroad. Heโs considered one of the foremost polymaths in history, and was a leading writer, scientist, inventor, publisher,...
The Founders and the Constitution: Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on Jan. 6, 1706, the youngest son among a tradesmanโs 15 children by two successive wives. He had two years of formal education. At the age of 12 he was apprenticed to his older brother James, a printer. Five years later, he ran...
A Republic. But They Didn’t Keep it
A Republic, if you can keep it. Weโve all heard this phrase – itโs almost legendary. People have used it in campaigns, slogans, as a book title, in support or against all kinds of things. First of all, considering the fact that we live under the largest...
Neither Liberty Nor Safety
Benjamin Franklin’s famous one-liner about the relationship between liberty and safety has intrigued me since I first read it in high school. Why would anyone sacrifice personal liberty? And how does that sacrifice equate to temporary safety? When Franklin...