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This time he remained for ten years. THIS TIME HE REMAINED FOR TEN YEARS
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. 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. He remained there for five years, returning to Philadelphia in 1762, only to stay at home until 1764, when he was sent on his second mission to England. L 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 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 HE REMAINED THERE FOR FIVE YEARS RETURNING TO PHILADELPHIA IN SEVENTEEN SIXTY TWO ONLY TO STAY AT HOME UNTIL SEVENTEEN SIXTY FOUR WHEN HE WAS SENT ON HIS SECOND MISSION TO ENGLAND
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