... men who were poor, much like he had been. Most of the proverbial sentences dealt with working hard and making money, because this was the only way to actually get ahead in the world. Franklin did not come up with the sayings on his own. He got them from the sayings and teachings of many nations and cultures around the world ... offered his Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which was the first plan to bring the colonies together as a whole. He was also on the committee along with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Roger Livingston to draft the Declaration of In...

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