Was Ben Franklin a liar?
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Ben Franklin was a shrewd politican.  That almost certainly means he lied on a regular basis.
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Of course he lied. Have you ever known him to be truthful?
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Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most prominent of the Founders and early political figures, inventor, and a statesmen of the United States.\n\nOne of the earliest Founders, Franklin was noted for his curiosity, writings, ingenuity and diversity of interests. His wise and scintillating writings are proverbial to this day. He shaped the American Revolution; a leader of the Enlightenment, he gained the recognition of scientists and intellectuals across Europe and the United States. An agent in London before the Revolution, and Minister to France during, he more than anyone defined the new nation in the minds of Europe. His success in securing French military and financial aid was the turning point for American victory over Britain. He invented the lightning rod; he was an early proponent of colonial unity; historians hail him as the "First American". The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania marked Franklin's 300th birthday in January 2006 with a wide array of exhibitions, and events citing Franklin's extraordinary accomplishments throughout his illustrious career.\n\nBorn in Boston, Massachusetts to a tallow-maker, Franklin learned printing from his older brother and became a newspaper editor, printer, and merchant in Philadelphia, becoming very wealthy. He spent many years in England and published the famous Poor Richard's Almanack and the Pennsylvania Gazette. He formed both the first public lending library and fire department in America as well as the Junto, a political discussion club.\n\nHe became a national hero in America when he spearheaded the effort to have Parliament repeal the unpopular Stamp Act. A diplomatic genius, Franklin was almost universally admired among the French as American minister to Paris, and was a major figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations. From 1775 to 1776, Franklin was Postmaster General under the Continental Congress and from 1785 to his death in 1790 was President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.\n\nFranklin was interested in science and technology, carrying out his famous electricity experiments and invented the Franklin stove, medical catheter, lightning rod, swimfins, glass armonica (not the harmonica, which was invented long after Franklin), and bifocals. He also played a major role in establishing the higher education institutions that would become the University of Pennsylvania and the Franklin and Marshall College. In addition, Franklin was a noted linguist, fluent in five languages. He also practiced and published on astrology (see Poor Richard's Almanac).\n\nFranklin was also noted for his philanthropy and several liaisons, including that which produced his illegitimate Loyalist son William Franklin, later the colonial governor of New Jersey. Towards the end of his life, he became one of the most prominent early American abolitionists.
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A shorter list would be what he's not lied about. Look...he's either a liar or an idiot or both. I'm going with both.
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Yes, and because of his lies!\nTermlimits were put in place after the only 4 term president FDR
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Ben Franklin... think about what the world would be like without him... no electricity... no declaration of independance... and he is on the 100 dollor bill... i really like 100 dollor bills! Also, he wwas a great writer and brilliant mind. They even say he was a humble, gentle, honest man.
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I can't find any evidence that Benjamin Franklin had a middle name. Even his autobiography doesn't include one.
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Here's the message. Ben Franklin is my hero and I will do anything to possess his likeness.\n\nEmployers who hire illegals are despicable scum and should go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200. They are selling American down the drain because they do not want to hire Americans and pay a true living wage. Any office holder who does nothing to stop them should be their cell-mates.
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Definitly not! I am great at lying, and most of the people I know are horrible at it!
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Ben Franklin said something very close to: "Those who would surrender a bit of their liberty for a bit of security deserve neither."  How right he was, how right it is.
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NO....but there is for lying.  It's called a boot in your a**.
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If someone tells you they're a liar,than you can't believe them but if they're liars and tell you they're lying than they must be telling you the truth but they can't tell the truth so they must be lying.\nSo the answer is no.
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i think it is b&#92;s he did.  he lied to make he's self look better.
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i think bush is a liar
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Yes. Not all of it is true (factual, historical), not all of it is false (fictional, mythical).\n\nCan you handle the truth? or the falsity?
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many believe he was free-mason, as many other "founding fathers" were freemason. they believe ben franklin was also one.
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It depends on how the truth is delivered.  If you are asked a direct question and omit details such as to give an impression opposite to the truth, then yes, it is a lie regardless of how much truth is in there.\n\nFor example, suppose you and your brother eat some of a cake that your mother was saving for later. Your mother asks "did you eat the cake?" and you reply "My brother ate the cake".\n\nThis is true, but implies you did not eat the cake.  Thus it is a lie.\n\nOn the other hand, you could answer "well, someone definitely ate the cake" and this would be an incomplete truth but not a lie. Someone did eat the cake, you just don't want to say who becuase it will get you into trouble.\n\nIncomplete truths aren't lies -- they require your friend to ask more explicit questions. However your friend might not be very happy if you avoid a complete answer -- and most intelligent people will recognize an evasion when they hear one.