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Was Benjamin Franklin America’s First Scientist?

The Michael Shermer Show

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Evaluating Franklin’s 13 virtues and self-focused morality

Skousen critiques Franklin’s virtues as self-centered, noting omissions like explicit charity and neighbor-focused ethics.

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