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Washington was the standing proof of the willingness of Americans to fight for self government; Franklin was the man who went far to convince the world that Americans were capable of carrying on their government after they got it. WASHINGTON WAS THE STANDING PROOF OF THE WILLINGNESS OF AMERICANS TO FIGHT FOR SELF GOVERNMENT FRANKLIN WAS THE MAN WHO WENT FAR TO CONVINCE THE WORLD THAT AMERICANS WERE CAPABLE OF CARRYING ON THEIR GOVERNMENT AFTER THEY GOT IT
tens them; like another Mentor, he hides in the common eye a divinity, beneath the features of a mortal.”--_M. Feutry._] Think of an American Revolution without Benjamin Franklin! As well think of English Literature without Shakespeare, a Civil War without Lincoln. Franklin _was_ the Revolution itself. That is, he prepared the way for it, represented it, infused it with his lively spirit. He was indispensable. If the British had carried out their cheerful project of hanging Sam Adams, Patrick Henry would have continued to breathe out the flame of Liberty. Washington and Franklin, however, were unique figures. Without the courage, faith and personal leadership of Washington, the army would have gone to pieces at Valley Forge, and the United States of America would have been postponed. On the other hand, it was Franklin’s cool sagacity that convinced first the French and then the British that there was an America; that several million people were determined to cling together as a nation.  FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE FIFTY FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHNEL HART FRANKLIN IN MASSACHUSETTS THINK OF AN AMERICAN REVOLUTION WITHOUT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS WELL THINK OF ENGLISH LITERATURE WITHOUT SHAKESPEARE A CIVIL WAR WITHOUT LINCOLN FRANKLIN WAS THE REVOLUTION ITSELF THAT IS HE PREPARED THE WAY FOR IT REPRESENTED IT INFUSED IT WITH HIS LIVELY SPIRIT HE WAS INDISPENSABLE IF THE BRITISH HAD CARRIED OUT THEIR CHEERFUL PROJECT OF HANGING SAM ADAMS PATRICK HENRY WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO BREATHE OUT THE FLAME OF LIBERTY WASHINGTON AND FRANKLIN HOWEVER WERE UNIQUE FIGURES WITHOUT THE COURAGE FAITH AND PERSONAL LEADERSHIP OF WASHINGTON THE ARMY WOULD HAVE GONE TO PIECES AT VALLEY FORGE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WOULD HAVE BEEN POSTPONED ON THE OTHER HAND IT WAS FRANKLIN'S COOL SAGACITY THAT CONVINCED FIRST THE FRENCH AND THEN THE BRITISH THAT THERE WAS IN AMERICA THAT SEVERAL MILLION PEOPLE WERE DETERMINED TO CLING TOGETHER AS A NATION
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