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Benjamin Franklin's Biography
I always admire creative inventions. That's one reason I admire Benjamin Franklin. I just finished his autobiography. Benjamin Franklin's biography is not only filled with creative inventions, but also with thought-provoking philosophy, statesmanship and great writing. He was also penny-wise, industrious, and health conscious.
Some things I didn't realize was that he lived much of his early life as a vegetarian for both moral and health reasons. He also was very much of a penny pincher. These combined in actions while in his early twenties when he worked at a printing press. As Benjamin Franklin wrote "I drank only water; the other workmen were great guzzlers of beer." He thought that beer was a waste of money and a a cause of a loss of productivity and health.
I also was impressed by Franklin's philosophical thinkings. He wasn't a big church worshiper as he admits "I seldom attended any public worship". However, he developed an appreciation for religion, it's usefulness in society, and how it helps morality. After being wronged by two non-religious friends, he came to the conclusion about atheism: "I began to suspect that this doctrine tho'it might be true, was not very useful."
