Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Death takes no bribes.
Franklin, Benjamin. Poor Richard Improved, 1748. Printed by B. Franklin, 1747. The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, edited by Leonard W. Labaree, vol. 3, Yale University Press, 1961, p. 250.
Wallace had asked him about rumors that he would be harmed by the followers of the Nation of Islam for criticizing the leader’s sexual behavior with staff. Malcolm X was assassinated shortly thereafter.
Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A polymath, he was a leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department, and the University of Pennsylvania.