Franklin's life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and his status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, have seen him honored for more than two centuries after his death on the $100 bill and in the names of warships, many towns and counties, educational institutions and corporations, as well as in numerous cultu...

“To Benjamin Franklin from Aimé (Amé)-Ambroise-Joseph Feutry, 9 March 1782,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-36-02-0495. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 36, November 1, 1781, through March 15, 1782, ed. Ellen R. Cohn. New Haven and London: Yale University ...

“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.” “He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” “There never was a good war or a bad peace.” -Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London, July 1783. Also cited in a letter to Quincy, Sr., American merchant, planter and politician, September 1783.

2009年11月9日 · Benjamin Franklin is the only Founding Father to have signed all four of the key documents establishing the U.S.: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance with France...

2002年1月23日 · “To Benjamin Franklin from Aimé (or Amé)-Ambroise-Joseph Feutry, 5 April 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-23-02-0373. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 23, October 27, 1776, through April 30, 1777 , ed. William B. Willcox.

2024年3月20日 · That’s how 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin —famed inventor, publisher and elder statesman of the Continental Congress —found himself sailing to France in October of 1776. Although a monarchy...

2011年1月17日 · Franklin was a doyen of the self-improvement movement. His methods for self-mastery are worth taking a serious look at if you’re interested in getting better at anything in life. He was the unlikely father of self-help and his Autobiography (1793) remains a …

Vous trouverez ci-dessous quelques citations puissantes de Benjamin Franklin pour vous inspirer. Profitez! 1. “Celui qui peut avoir de la patience peut avoir ce qu’il veut.” – Benjamin Franklin. 2. “L’honnêteté est la meilleure politique.” –Benjamin Franklin. 3. “Trois peuvent garder un secret si deux d’entre eux sont morts.” – Benjamin Franklin.

1722 Franklin published his first letter in the Courant under the pen name of “Silence Dogood”, a fictional widow of a country minister who has strong opinions. He became a vegetarian. 1723 His brother James was charged with contempt against law authorities. Benjamin took over the printing business while James served time in jail.

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about our namesake, Benjamin Franklin. When was Benjamin Franklin born? Benjamin Franklin was born on Sunday, January 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts, which was then a British colony. His birthplace is at 17 Milk Street.