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The Wit & Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin is a generous sampling of the Founding Father's letters, essays, and fables. From the humorous and whimsical to the profound and inspiring, his writings portray a man of courage and character, a thinker well in advance of his time.
This distinctive volume reveals the details of the legendary kite experiment and includes both "Franklin's Plan of Conduct" and the charming "Rules of Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion" (which begins "Your business is to shine; therefore, you must by all means prevent the shining of others"), as well as Franklin's political musings and his perceptive comments on issues of his day ("Slavery is such an atrocious debasement of human nature, that its very extirpation, if not performed with solicitous care, may sometimes open a source of serious evils"). The book also contains pungent extracts from his timeless Poor Richard's Almanac.
Statesman, scientist, philosopher - Benjamin Franklin is the embodiment of the American spirit, forever engraved in the animals of his nation's history. His diverse talents have never been more readily apparent than in this handsome collection.
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