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Related: About this forumGreetings from the 18th Century! I am a historian who stumbled via Google on a mangled version
of something that my favorite American founding father wrote on a thread here on Democratic Underground. Mr. Franklin himself must have rolled over in his grave at the twisting of his words, so I am acting as his proxy, awakened suddenly in the 21st Century where technology has advanced greatly but people have changed very little.
Mr. Franklin himself indulged in shameless plagiarism, frequently quoted people without attribution, and made subtle changes to peoples' writings and utterances for the purpose of creating satire.
I was drawn in by the ongoing discussions related to freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and transparency in government.
This seems to be a good source of thoughtful reading material.
bananas
(27,509 posts)Welcome to DU!
Ptah
(33,028 posts)Nimajneb Nilknarf
(319 posts)That is an odd spelling, however.
Jasana
(490 posts)I hope you enjoy your time here.
"I was drawn in by the ongoing discussions related to freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and transparency in government."
We sure need more of that!
hunter
(38,311 posts)Thanks!
Nimajneb Nilknarf
(319 posts)I'm going to say that both Isaac Newton and Gottfried Liebniz deserve credit for it, although they arrived at the same place by independent paths.