Benjamin Franklin: Where are you today?
Three hundred years ago today, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. The one man who I firmly believe had it not been for his presence and his innate ability of common sense we would not have survived as a country much less one with a solid core of democracy.
“Ben Franklin: A great democracy, he said, depends on compromises.” With the virtual collapse of the Constitutional Convention, Franklin intervened and convinced the delegates that each side would have to give into some of their demands.
Walter Isaacson wrote, Ben Franklin: An American Life, quotes Ben Franklin as saying, “Compromises may not make great heroes but make great democracies.” Mr. Isaacson adds, “he also believed it was up to each of us to exhibit tolerance. Someone who came along to preach and practice tolerance today would be a hero.”
In my most humble opinion, WE need Ben Franklin or someone like him TODAY.
See you soon…
“Ben Franklin: A great democracy, he said, depends on compromises.” With the virtual collapse of the Constitutional Convention, Franklin intervened and convinced the delegates that each side would have to give into some of their demands.
Walter Isaacson wrote, Ben Franklin: An American Life, quotes Ben Franklin as saying, “Compromises may not make great heroes but make great democracies.” Mr. Isaacson adds, “he also believed it was up to each of us to exhibit tolerance. Someone who came along to preach and practice tolerance today would be a hero.”
In my most humble opinion, WE need Ben Franklin or someone like him TODAY.
See you soon…
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well, i missed out on sharing a birthday with him, but i've got Edgar Allan Poe [19 January].
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amelie |
January 20, 2006 12:51 AM