Benjamin Franklin
historical figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Franklin · Doctor Franklin
in the texts
Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion in England
Deist statesman cited as a contrast to Bradlaugh's atheism.
Bradlaugh was, before the close of his life, a respected member of Parliament, and popular, it is said, among his fellow members, yet Bradlaugh’s atheism would have shocked such deists as Franklin or Tom Paine.
Construction Construed and Constitutions Vindicated
Statesman cited as an authority who refused compensation for public office out of concern for the corrupting effect of emoluments.
Even this excitement was viewed by Doctor Franklin as so dangerous to liberty, that he wished for its suppression, and refused to receive any compensation as president of Pennsylvania;
The Law of Intellectual Property
Benjamin Franklin, cited as an example of a unique discoverer.
Who can affirm that any one but Franklin would ever have drawn the lightnings from the clouds?