Relevant too is Ben Franklin's 1783 meeting with famed British abolitionist William Wilberforce in Paris, while minister to France. His growing social circle of abolitionist preachers and activists paralleled his personal evolution from secularism to faith. From being pro-slavery to anti-slavery.
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Franklin was bonded into Indentured Servitude when he was a boy, a demeaning experience that took him years to fully shake off. Luckily for us he did.
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06/20/2026 10:24:22 AM PDT by
MikelTackNailer
(Gunpowder, gelatine; dynamite with a laser beam)
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7 posted on
06/20/2026 12:17:39 PM PDT by
Albion Wilde
(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)
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Ben Franklin is a surprising American. One of my favorite Founding Fathers!!
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06/21/2026 12:48:32 AM PDT by
redinIllinois
(Pro-life, accountant, gun-totin' Grandma - multi issue voter in)
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