• The Man Who Invented the American Dream

    The Man Who Invented the American Dream

    Benjamin Franklin pioneered the spirit of self-help in America. With less than three years of formal schooling, he taught himself almost everything he knew. He took the initiative of learning French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. He taught himself how to play the guitar, violin, and harp. He made himself an influential author and editor. …
  • 17 Benjamin Franklin Quotes on Tyranny, Liberty, and Rights

    17 Benjamin Franklin Quotes on Tyranny, Liberty, and Rights

    Benjamin Franklin was dubbed “The First American” for a reason. Americans remember Benjamin Franklin as one of our founders. That is fitting because he was not just our most famous citizen at our country’s birth, but he was also so much a central part of that birth that he has been called “The First American.” …
  • The Unique Hygiene Habits Of The Founding Fathers

    The Unique Hygiene Habits Of The Founding Fathers

    These days the minimal bathing routine includes a shower or bath, brushing one’s teeth and hair, and washing one’s face. Most of us have access to running water and indoor toilets, but what if we didn’t? Or didn’t believe in using water to bathe? A scant 200 years ago, our founding fathers’ hygiene habits were anything but …