Word: franklins
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...wishes to get out of this century alive, its leaders would do well to heed the lessons of Benjamin Franklin." FRED WICKHAM San Francisco...
Your tribute to Ben Franklin was a useful summary of how much he contributed to our nation [COVER STORY, July 7]. It also served as a reminder of how rare his seven "great virtues"--aversion to tyranny, support for a free press, a sense of humor, humility, idealism in foreign policy, tolerance and respect for compromise--are in the leaders of today in their response to the challenges of the post-9/11 world. Franklin's fundamental scientific approach, in which conclusions are drawn after testing hypotheses, is an important additional virtue. This philosophy is quite different from that...
...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...