Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Happy Birthday, Ben
Today is Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday.
It is easy to forget the extent and breadth of his genius. A couple of months ago I listened to the audiobook version
of Joseph Ellis' excellent Founding Brothers. Ellis makes the point that had the American Revolution failed, Benjamin Franklin would be the only American of that era who would still be famous today.
For an extremely modern, blogospheric perspective, he was also America's first libertarian.
Happy 300th, Ben.
It is easy to forget the extent and breadth of his genius. A couple of months ago I listened to the audiobook version
of Joseph Ellis' excellent Founding Brothers. Ellis makes the point that had the American Revolution failed, Benjamin Franklin would be the only American of that era who would still be famous today. For an extremely modern, blogospheric perspective, he was also America's first libertarian.
Happy 300th, Ben.
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