Library of Congress · resource:sn84036286/1933-01-11/ed-1:page:3
Image 3 of Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), January 11, 1933
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Greatest American fffl r I Wi J j t r m i m 4 â m STwSSH x N 3 s y 7 7 Jl M Wm Bust of Franklin In the Hall of Fame By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ANUAHY 17 is the anniversary of the birth of the greatest AmericanBen jamin Franklin Insofar as the mem ory of last years bicentennial cele brations honoring the birth of George Washington Is still fresh In the minds of most Americans there may be those who rend this article who will exclaim What Ben jamin Franklin a greater American than George Washington Several years ago a historian an swered that question in the affirmative and gave as his reasons the following 1 The expression of Franklins greatness did not depend on events beyond his control 2 He would have been a great man In any period of worlds history in any land 3 He would have been among the great even If his endeavors had been confined to one only of sereval lines of activity in which his achieve ments were of the highest rank 4 He would be a grea man If he were living today 5 Franlln
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montana historical society; helena, mt. 1933-01-11. Image 3 of Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), January 11, 1933. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84036286/1933-01-11/ed-1/?sp=3
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