The True Benjamin Franklin
The True Benjamin Franklin, written by Sydney George Fisher in the late 19th century, provides a historical account that aims to present an authentic portrayal of Benjamin Franklin. The book dismantles myths surrounding Franklin's life, focusing on his personal experiences, achievements, and opinions. Fisher emphasizes the importance of depicting Franklin as a genuine individual, exploring themes such as love, marriage, and social conduct, while highlighting both his accomplishments and ordinary human qualities. This work serves as a critical examination of how historical narratives can distort the truths of prominent figures.
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“The account you give me of your family is pleasing, except that your eldest son continues so long unmarried. I hope he does not intend to live and die in celibacy. The wheel of life that has rolled down to him from Adam without interruption should not stop with him. I would not have one dead unbearing branch in the genealogical tree of the Sargents. The married state is, after all our jokes, the happiest.””
— Sydney George Fisher
“we cannot be proper Judges of the good or bad Fortune of Others;””
— Sydney George Fisher
“Education is teaching a person to do something with his mind or his muscles or with both. It involves training, discipline, drill; things which, as a rule, are very unpleasant to young people, and which, unless they are geniuses, like Franklin, they will not take up of their own accord.””
— Sydney George Fisher
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