Benjamin Franklin might have kept streets cleaner by asking neighbors to pay at least a little money to the cleaners, then the street cleaners eventually had enough money to pave the streets, then things became more safe from accidents!
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"A republic, if you can keep it."
A Republic is a great, but delicate, thing.
one of ben franklins is the bifocals because he didn't want to keep having two glasses around his neck and keep switching them
Benjamin Franklin is known for putting a lot of wise sayings into his "Poor Richard's Almanac." One of these is the saying, " Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead." This means that trusting others with a secret is a bad idea, because nobody can ever really keep it quiet.
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"A republic, if you can keep it."
Benjamin Franklin
Keep in mind that Benjamin Franklin lived during the 18th century. Kids didn't get awards then like they do now. I do not believe he got any.
A Republic is a great, but delicate, thing.
one of ben franklins is the bifocals because he didn't want to keep having two glasses around his neck and keep switching them
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Benjamin Franklin did in his book poor Richards almanackhope it helped
Benjamin Franklin is known for putting a lot of wise sayings into his "Poor Richard's Almanac." One of these is the saying, " Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead." This means that trusting others with a secret is a bad idea, because nobody can ever really keep it quiet.
According to the National Constitution Center, www.constitutioncenter.org, There is a story, often told, that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the delegates had created. His answer was: "A republic, if you can keep it."
"At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a Mrs. Powel anxiously awaited the results, and as Benjamin Franklin emerged from the long task now finished, asked him directly: "Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic if you can keep it" responded Franklin." http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2000/cr020200.htm
Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster-General of the United States and is the reason we have a US Postal System today. Before that, you had to send your mail by a separate courier, rather than everyone sending it the same way through the same system.