Benjamin Franklin was one of the most crtical founding fathers and in 1776, he was a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence and made several small changes to Thomas Jefferson's draft.[30]

At the signing, he is quoted as having stated: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."

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Benjamin Franklin was He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As a po...

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most crtical founding fathers and in 1776, he was a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence and made several small changes to Thomas Jefferson's draft.[30]

At the signing, he is quoted as having stated: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."

Trivia Tidbits:

Benjamin Franklin was He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation,[1] and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.


He is also the only figure printed on U.S. paper currency that was not an elected President of the United States of America.