Quote of the day
The intellectual is a middle-class product; if he is not born into the class he must soon insert himself into it, in order to exist. He is the fine nervous flower of the bourgeoisie.
Benjamin Franklin
Born: January 17, 1706
Died: April 17, 1790 (aged 84)
Bio: Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
Known for:
- Poor Richard's Almanack (1759)
- The Way to Wealth (1758)
- United States Declaration of Independence (1776)
- Fart Proudly
Benjamin Franklin Quotes