Benjamin Franklin Quotes
He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.
Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Edited by John Bigelow, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868, p. 257.
This proverb which is taken seriously by most Chinese makes corruption harder to control.
The President was facing an imminent close defeat in the Congress and needed to tip the scales. He called one of the leaders who was opposed to his position and explained that he didn’t want to lose face. This was a classic Johnson proposal where the quid pro quo was not even subtle. Johnson got the vote of the leader’s bloc and indeed did reciporicate later.
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.
