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When he joined the Pennsylvania Assembly, he became a leader of the Quaker majority; and, to represent the interests of the Colony, he was sent as commissioner, or agent, to England. WHEN HE JOINED THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSEMBLY HE BECAME A LEADER OF THE QUAKER MAJORITY AND TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE COLONY HE WAS SENT AS COMMISSIONER OR AGENT TO ENGLAND
a puzzle, for he seems to have had abundant time to enjoy those social talents which amounted to genius. PREPARED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION ILLUSTRATION FOR THE MENTOR. VOL. 6. No. 7. SERIAL No. 155 COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION, INC. [Illustration: FROM AN ENGRAVING BY ROBERT WHITECHURCH. FROM THE PAINTING BY C. SCHUESSELE FRANKLIN BEFORE THE LORDS IN COUNCIL. WHITEHALL CHAPEL, LONDON, 1774] _BENJAMIN FRANKLIN_ _As Politician and Diplomat_ THREE Franklin prepared himself unconsciously for political life even in his boyhood, when he wrote articles for his brother’s newspaper attacking the established religious and political system of Massachusetts. In the paper that he established when he was but twenty-three--the _Pennsylvania Gazette_--he handled the questions of the day in masterly fashion. About this time he published a pamphlet in favor of paper money, which shows how early his mind was directed towards large questions concerning the government.  SECTION FOUR OF THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT O R G RECORDING BY JOHN DOUGHERTY THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE FIVE FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHEL HART SECTION FOUR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS POLITICIAN AND DIPLOMAT THREE FRANKLIN PREPARED HIMSELF UNCONSCIOUSLY FOR POLITICAL LIFE EVEN IN HIS BOYHOOD WHEN HE WROTE ARTICLES FOR HIS BROTHER'S NEWSPAPER ATTACKING THE ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL SYSTEM OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE PAPER THAT HE ESTABLISHED WHEN HE WAS BUT TWENTY THREE THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE HE HANDLED THE QUESTIONS OF THE DAY IN MASTERLY FASHION ABOUT THIS TIME HE PUBLISHED A PAMPHLET IN FAVOR OF PAPER MONEY WHICH SHOWS HOW EARLY HIS MIND WAS DIRECTED TOWARD LARGE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE GOVERNMENT
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