A self-inventor, many times 2 exhibits explore facets of a complex Benjamin Franklin

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: December 22, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Edward Rothstein
International Herald Tribune
12-22-2005
There was something insufferable about Benjamin Franklin, and many of his contemporaries knew it. John Adams wrote, ''Had he been an ordinary man, I should never have taken the trouble to expose the turpitude of his intrigues, or to vindicate my reputation against his vilifications and calumnies.''Franklin could change positions when they seemed unpopular, compromise on principles and turn statecraft into a matter of personality. When he achieved any post of power, he stuffed relatives into remunerative positions while proclaiming that ...

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