Benjamin Franklin
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"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." --Benjamin Franklin "Benjamin Franklin prepared "Fart Proudly", an essay on the topic for the Royal Academy of Brussels in 1781 urging scientific study." --Sholem Stein "The added "Modern Prometheus" to the title Frankenstein was derived from Immanuel Kant who described Benjamin Franklin as the "Prometheus of modern times" in reference to his experiments with electricity."--Sholem Stein |
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Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, also known for the "Fart Proudly" letter.
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