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Beers with our Founding Fathers

fire department and would later create the post office (the original

location stands today). He was a prolific writer and inventor. We
know his more famous published works included being one of five

men to draft the Declaration of Independence, and was one of
thirteen to draft the Articles of Confederation.

Benjamin Franklin was a colonial diplomat to England for
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Georgia, and New Jersey. He would

map a route for mail delivery and in 1762 became the first colonial
postmaster general. After our Country's independence he would be

ambassador to France, until his return in 1785. In that year the
Constitutional Convention drafted the Constitution. Philadelphia

was home to Independence Hall, where the Second Continental
Congress passed both the Declaration of Independence and the

Constitution.
Quotes of Benjamin Franklin

 “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an
appearance that promises permanency; but in this world

nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
 “Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such thing as

Wisdom; and no such thing as public Liberty, without

Freedom of Speech.”
 “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to

have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the
vote!”

 “I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the
means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not

making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them

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