
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin
The Doctor
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790 • Pennsylvania
Diplomat, Printer, Philosopher
Most Important Quote
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
Biography
Printer, scientist, diplomat. Secured the French alliance that won the war and signed every founding document of the Republic.
Stances
Pragmatic compromiser. For union, abolition (late in life), and a single-chamber legislature.