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His vast powers belong to his country; his great endeavors went into federal government, which he helped to found, to protect, and to restate in the immortal Constitution of 1787. That is his best monument. HIS VAST POWERS BELONGED TO HIS COUNTRY HIS GREAT ENDEAVORS WENT INTO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH HE HELPED TO FOUND TO PROTECT AND TO RESTATE IN THE IMMORTAL CONSTITUTION OF SEVENTEEN EIGHTY SEVEN THAT IS HIS BEST MONUMENT
o make it likely that the Constitution would be accepted by the people, Franklin looked at the sun painted behind the President’s chair, and made a comment which is as applicable to his own reputation as it was to the new Federal Constitution. “I have often and often in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting; but now at length, I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun.” This was the end of Franklin’s public life; three years later he died, full of years and honor, with the established reputation of a man of learning, power, and statesmanship. Possessed of a calm dignity that impressed even the frivolous court of France, he added a love of fun such as no other great American public man has shown, except Abraham Lincoln. His Autobiography abounds in delightful pictures of the gawky youth and the serene statesman. ED NUMEROUS ENOUGH TO MAKE IT LIKELY THAT THE CONSTITUTION WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE PEOPLE FRANKLIN LOOKED AT THE SON PAINTED BEHIND THE PRESIDENT'S CHAIR AND MADE A COMMENT WHICH IS AS APPLICABLE TO HIS OWN REPUTATION AS IT WAS TO THE NEW FEDERAL CONSTITUTION I HAVE OFTEN AND OFTEN IN THE COURSE OF THE SESSION AND THE VICISSITUDES OF MY HOPES AND FEARS AS TO ITS ISSUE LOOKED AT THAT SUN BEHIND THE PRESIDENT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO TELL WHETHER IT WAS RISING OR SETTING BUT NOW AT LENGTH I HAVE THE HAPPINESS TO KNOW THAT IT IS A RISING AND NOT A SETTING SUN THIS WAS THE END OF FRANKLIN'S PUBLIC LIFE THREE YEARS LATER HE DIED FULL OF YEARS AND HONOR WITH THE ESTABLISHED REPUTATION OF A MAN OF LEARNING POWER AND STATESMANSHIP POSSESSED OF A CALM DIGNITY THAT IMPRESSED EVEN THE FRIVOLOUS COURT OF FRANCE HE ADDED A LOVE OF FUN SUCH AS NO OTHER GREAT AMERICAN PUBLIC MAN HAS SHOWN EXCEPT ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY ABOUNDS IN DELIGHTFUL PICTURES OF THE GAWKY YOUTH AND THE SERENE STATESMAN
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