28 August 2008

Benjamin Franklin a Man Ahead of His Time

Having seen bits and pieces of the convention and of course having been following the 'circus' along I almost wonder if Mr. Franklin was a seer. This is Mr. Obama to a T.

The Patriot PostFounders' Quote Daily
"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his dropof reason."-- Benjamin Franklin (Poor Richard's Almanack, 1735)Reference: Franklin: Writings, Lemay, ed., Library of America(1198)

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Apparently, empty rhetoric has been around for quite some time...

12:46 AM  
Blogger Hawkeye® said...

Yep! That about covers Obama all right!

(:D) Best regards...

10:34 AM  

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