The great secret of succeeding in conversation, is to have the address to introduce your own favorite subject, without appearing to take it from others.
— Benjamin Franklin Early Modern

Electricity experiments, founding father

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Poor Richard's Almanack

Date / Period

1758

Category

Shocking

Source

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-08-02-0099

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Unverifiable

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Cross Reference

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