Comments on: Ben Franklin: Genius and Contradictions http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/ The Good Business Blog Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:01:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Private Foundations http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-9459 Private Foundations Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:54:55 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-9459 Surely whatever the faults of Franklin, History will always consider him with gracious eyes. Surely whatever the faults of Franklin, History will always consider him with gracious eyes.

]]> By: Private Foundations http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-10631 Private Foundations Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:54:00 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-10631 Surely whatever the faults of Franklin, History will always consider him with gracious eyes. Surely whatever the faults of Franklin, History will always consider him with gracious eyes.

]]> By: Waste Management Company UK http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-9428 Waste Management Company UK Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:30:35 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-9428 Consider that in those times slavery was not considered so odious, and men of stature did keep them. Thats the benefit of doubt for Franklin. Consider that in those times slavery was not considered so odious, and men of stature did keep them. Thats the benefit of doubt for Franklin.

]]> By: Waste Management Company UK http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-10630 Waste Management Company UK Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:30:00 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-10630 Consider that in those times slavery was not considered so odious, and men of stature did keep them. Thats the benefit of doubt for Franklin. Consider that in those times slavery was not considered so odious, and men of stature did keep them. Thats the benefit of doubt for Franklin.

]]> By: Beds UK http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-9421 Beds UK Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:36:56 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-9421 Just makes Franklin human and interesting. Saints without sins are never interesting. Just makes Franklin human and interesting. Saints without sins are never interesting.

]]> By: Beds UK http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-10629 Beds UK Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:36:00 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-10629 Just makes Franklin human and interesting. Saints without sins are never interesting. Just makes Franklin human and interesting. Saints without sins are never interesting.

]]> By: Holiday Cottages UK http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-9420 Holiday Cottages UK Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:31:46 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-9420 All of us have our faults, but in great men like Franklin, they look more glaring. All of us have our faults, but in great men like Franklin, they look more glaring.

]]> By: Holiday Cottages UK http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-10628 Holiday Cottages UK Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:31:00 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-10628 All of us have our faults, but in great men like Franklin, they look more glaring. All of us have our faults, but in great men like Franklin, they look more glaring.

]]> By: eric roth http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-9402 eric roth Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:37:55 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-9402 Thank you. I knew about Franklin's abolitionist work - but not history of owning slaves or running ads for slave hunters. Disappointing. Perhaps I just glossed over in Walter Issacson's excellent biography - or choose to suppress it or that tidbt was overlooked by the author. Funny how those omissions occur. Thank you. I knew about Franklin’s abolitionist work – but not history of owning slaves or running ads for slave hunters. Disappointing.

Perhaps I just glossed over in Walter Issacson’s excellent biography – or choose to suppress it or that tidbt was overlooked by the author.
Funny how those omissions occur.

]]> By: eric roth http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ben-franklin-genius-and-contradictions/2009/11/27/comment-page-1/#comment-10627 eric roth Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:37:00 +0000 http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/?p=1024#comment-10627 Thank you. I knew about Franklin's abolitionist work - but not history of owning slaves or running ads for slave hunters. Disappointing. Perhaps I just glossed over in Walter Issacson's excellent biography - or choose to suppress it or that tidbt was overlooked by the author. Funny how those omissions occur. Thank you. I knew about Franklin’s abolitionist work – but not history of owning slaves or running ads for slave hunters. Disappointing.

Perhaps I just glossed over in Walter Issacson’s excellent biography – or choose to suppress it or that tidbt was overlooked by the author.
Funny how those omissions occur.

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