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He took himself in hand at an early age, and with only two years schooling, educated himself so that he became a man of science, a man of letters, a philosopher, a statesman and a diplomat, and acquired a fortune besides. HE TOOK HIMSELF IN HAND AT AN EARLY AGE AND WITH ONLY TWO YEARS SCHOOLING EDUCATED HIMSELF SO THAT HE BECAME A MAN OF SCIENCE A MAN OF LETTERS A PHILOSOPHER A STATESMAN AND A DIPLOMAT AND ACQUIRED A FORTUNE BESIDES
in Philadelphia on April 17, 1790, aged eighty-four. These extraordinary activities, including those of a politician, diplomat, philanthropist, civic reformer, philosopher, scientist, printer, and author, covered a period of sixty years. And in between all these separate careers, as we might call them, we find stray hours filled with delightful pursuits and such pleasant diversions as studies in the realm of music, improving the musical glasses, and buying Bow, Worcester, and Chelsea china of the newest fashion. Moreover, Franklin always found time to write beautifully and to enjoy social pleasures. 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 GEORGE E. PERINE, AFTER A DRAWING BY C. N. COCHIN THE MATURE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. 1777] _BENJAMIN FRANKLIN_ _The Man_ TWO Benjamin Franklin was the first distinguished American “self-made man.”  SECTION THREE OF THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX 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 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THE MAN TWO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAS THE FIRST DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN SELF MADE MAN
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