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Franklin was the peerless Practical Man, and his writings contain the Complete Gospel of Common Sense. FRANKLIN WAS THE PEERLESS PRACTICAL MAN AND HIS WRITINGS CONTAINED THE COMPLETE GOSPEL OF COMMON SENSE
 glance the whole of human nature. They first saw the light of day on January 17, 1706, and they were closed for--the last time on April 17, 1790. During all those years those luminous blue-gray eyes were observing life closely, studiously and intelligently, and they saw many great things come to pass--the most important being the making of a new nation. The eyes of Franklin saw Liberty in its cradle, and with earnest solicitude, watched its growth and development until it became the watchword and dominating principle of a great republic. Moreover, while witnessing these national events, and sharing actively in them, Franklin had time to look into the everyday affairs of men, to find solutions for many problems of the work-a-day world, to suggest and plan improved methods of doing things, to invent useful devices--and, with his printing establishment as a means of public expression, to give utterance to a system of practical philosophy that was a benefit and blessing to his fellow men. E OF HUMAN NATURE THEY FIRST SAW THE LIGHT OF DAY ON JANUARY SEVENTEENTH SEVENTEEN O SIX AND THEY WERE CLOSED FOR THE LAST TIME ON APRIL SEVENTEENTH SEVENTEEN NINETY DURING ALL THOSE YEARS THOSE LUMINOUS BLUE GRAY EYES WERE OBSERVING LIFE CLOSELY STUDIOUSLY AND INTELLIGENTLY AND THEY SAW MANY GREAT THINGS COME TO PASS THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING THE MAKING OF A NEW NATION THE EYES OF FRANKLIN SAW LIBERTY IN ITS CRADLE AND WITH EARNEST SOLICITUDE WATCHED ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT UNTIL IT BECAME THE WATCHWORD AND DOMINATING PRINCIPLE OF A GREAT REPUBLIC MOREOVER WHILE WITNESSING THESE NATIONAL EVENTS AND SHARING ACTIVELY IN THEM FRANKLIN HAD TIME TO LOOK INTO THE EVERYDAY AFFAIRS OF MEN TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR MANY PROBLEMS OF THE WORKADAY WORLD TO SUGGEST AND PLAN IMPROVED METHODS OF DOING THINGS TO INVENT USEFUL DEVICES AND WITH HIS PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT AS A MEANS OF PUBLIC EXPRESSION TO GIVE UTTERANCE TO A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY THAT WAS A BENEFIT AND BLESSING TO HIS FELLOW MEN
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