Benjamin franklin autobiography discussion questions
If Franklin hadn't died before he finished the Autobiography, what else do you think he would have said?.!
Do you think Franklin was really a virtuous person?.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is written in a relatively archaic style, though much of his sage advice on life and politics, remains current and relevant to this day. It makes me think in contemporary terms when pondering today’s political gridlock.
I wonder what Ben might think of our political system some 220 years later, and if Ben would be a Democrat, Republican or Independent.
Franklin had quite the resume, he campaigned for colonial unity, was the first United States Ambassador to France, the first Postmaster, founded the first lending library, invented the lightning rod and the Franklin Stove, and started the first police and fire departments.
He preached and practiced the value of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and believed it was the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.
Franklin is famous to this day for his pithy aphorisms, a few of the better known are below.
Some of these are in use