Project Gutenberg 2015-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 140 Franklin, Benjamin 1706 1790 The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 3 [of 3] Papers on American subjects before the revolutionary troubles -- Papers on American subjects during the revolutionary troubles -- Papers, descriptive of America, or relating to that country, written subsequent to the revolution -- Papers on moral subjects and the economy of life -- Appendix: no. I. Containing papers proper for insertion, but omitted in the preceding volumes -- No. II. Containing letters by several eminent persons, illustrative of Dr. Franklin's manners and character. Produced by Steven Gibbs, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin" is a philosophical and political compilation written in the early 19th century. This extensive collection is a treasure trove of Franklin's thoughts and writings, particularly focusing on his ideas about governance, civic responsibility, and the nature of human society. Given Franklin's role as a key figure in American history, the work delves into the critical political matters leading up to the American Revolution and beyond, highlighting the evolution of thought during a pivotal period in history. At the start of the compilation, the reader is introduced to the "Albany Papers," which outline Franklin's proposal for a union among the American colonies during a time when unity was essential for defense against external threats, particularly from the French. Franklin reflects on the difficulties faced by the colonies due to their disjointedness and advocates for a collaborative approach to governance that includes establishing a Grand Council. He presents arguments against partial unions and emphasizes the necessity for a robust central authority to facilitate cooperation and mutual defense among the colonies, providing a clear glimpse into the political landscape and challenges of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Statesmen -- United States -- Biography United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800 Electricity -- Early works to 1850 Physics -- Early works to 1800 United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources E300 PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics 1270481 1270248 2024-09-20T07:22:42.090481 2023-09-21T04:18:17.883156 text/html text/html 1280914 2015-02-02T10:18:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 608340 2015-02-02T10:19:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 738481 2024-09-20T07:23:14.210300 application/epub+zip 743674 2024-09-20T07:22:50.380627 application/epub+zip 618107 2024-09-20T07:22:46.170423 application/epub+zip 1084774 2024-09-20T07:23:27.357706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 933313 2024-09-20T07:23:07.442313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808347 2022-09-21T19:46:17.559125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1062495 1062394 2024-09-20T07:22:37.901453 2023-09-21T04:18:14.236123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1062664 2015-02-02T10:18:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 384076 2015-02-02T10:19:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21105 2024-09-20T07:23:27.551703 application/rdf+xml 13802 2024-09-20T07:22:46.393436 image/jpeg 2601 2024-09-20T07:22:46.285424 image/jpeg 619559 2024-09-20T07:22:42.195485 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia