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Of his morals he has himself written, and he prepared a moral code with comments. OF HIS MORALS HE HAS HIMSELF WRITTEN AND HE PREPARED A MORAL CODE WITH COMMENTS
ce with reluctance, saying he could never forget the years of happiness that he had spent “in the sweet society of a people whose conversation is instructive, whose manners are highly pleasing, and who, above all the nations in the world, have, in the greatest perfection, the art of making themselves beloved by strangers.” Franklin had a great talent for making friends; and one of the greatest pleasures of his life was the enjoyment of his children and grandchildren. He was always ready with a witty retort, and he loved a joke and a hearty laugh. In fact, nothing seemed too large or too small for Benjamin Franklin. Regarding religion, he early revolted against New England Puritanism and went through various stages of belief; but in his old age he had faith in the immortality of the soul. His tolerance led John Adams to say: “The Catholics thought him a Catholic. The Church of England claimed him. The Presbyterians thought him half a Presbyterian, and Friends believed him a wet Quaker.” ICAL MEN HE LEFT FRANCE WITH RELUCTANCE SAYING THAT HE COULD NEVER FORGET THE YEARS OF HAPPINESS THAT HE HAD SPENT IN THE SWEET SOCIETY OF A PEOPLE WHOSE CONVERSATION IS INSTRUCTIVE WHOSE MANNERS ARE HIGHLY PLEASING AND WHO ABOVE ALL THE NATIONS IN THE WORLD HAVE IN THE GREATEST PERFECTION THE ART OF MAKING THEMSELVES BELOVED BY STRANGERS FRANKLIN HAD A GREAT TALENT FOR MAKING FRIENDS AND ONE OF THE GREATEST PLEASURES OF HIS LIFE WAS THE ENJOYMENT OF HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN HE WAS ALWAYS READY WITH A WITTY RETORT AND HE LOVED A JOKE AND A HEARTY LAUGH IN FACT NOTHING SEEMED TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL FOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN REGARDING RELIGION HE EARLY REVOLTED AGAINST NEW ENGLAND PURITANISM AND WENT THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES OF BELIEF BUT IN HIS OLD AGE HE HAD FAITH IN THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL HIS TOLERANCE LED JOHN ADAMS TO SAY THE CATHOLICS THOUGHT HIM A CATHOLIC THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLAIMED HIM THE PRESBYTERIANS THOUGHT HIM HALF A PRESBYTERIAN AND FRIENDS BELIEVED HIM A WET QUAKER
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