Benjamin Franklin - Democrat or Republican

If Ben Franklin were alive today, would he be a  Democrat, Republican or Independent? If Ben were to visit Washington some 220 years later, I wonder what he would think of our current political system. When reading his autobiography, one can see that Ben had quite the curriculum vitae, he was the first United States Ambassador to France, the first Postmaster, founded the first lending library, invented the lightning rod and the Franklin Stove, and started the  first police and fire departments.  He preached the value of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and believed it was the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. Read more on this on our website:

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