tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post114796080071843924..comments2024-03-15T21:43:52.652-05:00Comments on City in the Trees: Franklin, Ben, I don't give a damnLone Primatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746801663695992138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-1148263067254670482006-05-21T20:57:00.000-05:002006-05-21T20:57:00.000-05:00I'm a Franklin fan, too. I went to the university ...I'm a Franklin fan, too. I went to the university he founded. He was definitely a forward-thinking man for his day.<BR/><BR/>Another biography of him came out not too long ago. It's supposed to be very good, although I didn't read it. (But would like to.) <I>Ben Franklin, An American Life</I> by Walter Isaacson.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-1148055896093163242006-05-19T11:24:00.000-05:002006-05-19T11:24:00.000-05:00Franklin... is also only one of two non-Presidents...<I>Franklin... is also only one of two non-Presidents honored on our currency.</I><BR/><BR/>Really? Wow, we got all kinds of non-presidents on our money. Not a president in sight! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941086.post-1147964204384316792006-05-18T09:56:00.000-05:002006-05-18T09:56:00.000-05:00I too think he would be at home in ourtime. Altho...I too think he would be at home in ourtime. Although I feel certain he would NOT be comfortable with the infringements on our civil rights here. Other Founding Fathers wouldn't have that much of an issue with it (Hamilton, being one and Adams another, that pops to mind), but Franklin was more of a populist...if I recall my history correctly.Polthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480544010972209436noreply@blogger.com