1. Franklin, Jefferson and Paine
... of equality for all. Although this does mirror some initial acceptance and even encouragement of an almost feudal system, as early as 1630. Aboard the Arbella, en route to the New World, John Winthropp described the inequality of wealth and social/political status (into which people were born at the time) as "for the glory of (the individual's) Creator and the ... was a common desire for unity in moral code and daily practice. Franklin shrewdly observed and utilised this, using traditionally puritan ideals of hard work and self-sacrifice, and giving them a new spin to promote industrial...
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