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Was Benjamin Franklin America’s First Scientist?

The Michael Shermer Show

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Was Franklin politically conservative or cosmopolitan today?

Skousen explores Franklin’s mix of cosmopolitan commerce views and some conservative social preferences on manners and order.

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