Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …
letter to Sarah Bache (26 January 1784).
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“I want to make a memorial for our turkey. Never has a bird been so tortured to provide such a lousy dinner.”
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