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...Special Report on Franklin was perfect subject matter for today. I was thrilled to read about something positive--one of our country's great forefathers--instead of about the negative events happening around the world and especially here in the U.S. We Americans often lose sight of our incredibly rich past, and your report was a reminder of how this country was founded upon freedom and liberty, ideas that inspired the American people to be innovative and audacious in achieving their dream. ALISON C. HAMILL Portland, Conn...
...excerpt from his book, Walter Isaacson envisions having a beer with Ben Franklin and discussing George Bush's foreign policy. I imagine that Franklin, an icon of democracy--and confirmed opponent of aristocracy and hereditary rule--would scathingly denounce the Administration's imperial ambitions and its upward redistribution of wealth and power. Franklin would also have a good word for France. And he would note the hypocrisy and error of trying to purchase temporary safety by curtailing essential liberties with the Bush Administration's "Patriot Act." BYRON C. BANGERT Bloomington...
Will someone please give a copy of the book on Benjamin Franklin to President Bush and pray that he reads it? MURIEL MANUEL Morgan City...
...life and work, Franklin demonstrated a humane approach to individuals and ideas. Behind the facade of the powerful and worldly elder statesman lurked a streak of little-boy mischievousness, which accounted in part for Franklin's appeal to the ladies. CAROLINE HAKIM Palm Springs, Calif...
...Tricorner hats-off to TIME for your marvelous feature on Franklin. Think of how much less hawkish our country might be if, to keep us humble, we had selected the turkey for our national bird, as Franklin preferred, instead of the eagle. A champion of the right of all to be heard regardless of differing opinions, Franklin would have a lot to say about today's election process. He would demand that voters know the positions of all the presidential candidates, Democrats and Republicans, and insist they all get equal time in public debates. LAURIE DOBSON Rowayton, Conn...