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| Franklin and company test the Liberty Bell at the Pass and Stow Foundry. Painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris |
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FEATURED ARTICLES
Citizen Ben's Great Virtues
In his time, he was America's best scientist, inventor, diplomat, humorist and business strategist:
1. An Aversion to Tyranny
2. A Free Press
3. Humor
4. Humility
5. Idealism in Foreign Policy
6. Compromise
7. Tolerance
When Sparks Flew
Franklin and his son were the only witnesses to his legendary kite experiment. What really happened?
Learning to be an Abolitionist
Slavery's foe, at last
In the City that Ben Loved
Our guide to old Philadelphia, where the ultimate civic booster left his mark on nearly every block
Making France Our Best Friend
If not for a superstar diplomat who charmed all of Paris, America might have lost its war for independence
The Spies Around Franklin
Taking More Than Dictation
Why He Was a Babe Magnet
Even when he was old and rotund, Ben had sex appeal. He knew the way to a woman's heart was through her head
My Son My Enemy
Rebels vs. Loyalists
How They Chose These Words
Jefferson wrote the Declaration's first draft, but it was Franklin's editing that made a phrase immortal
Why Franklin and The Founders Still Rock
What would the visionaries who conjured the alchemy of our democracy think of our current state? Our panel of experts is not short of views
All About the Benjamin
Philadelphia's Ralph Archbold sets a new standard for inhabiting a role
Citizen Ben Online
Franklin info from all corners of the Internet
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