Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklinwas one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He facilitated many civic organizations, including...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth17 January 1706
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.
I don't believe in stereotypes. I prefer to hate people on a more personal basis.
All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.
I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.
Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.
No nation was ever ruined by trade.
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security.
Security without liberty is called prison.
Most men die from the neck up at age twenty-five because they stop dreaming.
He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.
When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Women are books, and men the readers be...