tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710247321741214859.post1367325402871531030..comments2023-10-15T01:42:07.687-07:00Comments on Harvard Classics Project: October 26: In which I borrow snarkDelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977221759266500786noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710247321741214859.post-13960159385767264832012-12-27T14:51:53.485-08:002012-12-27T14:51:53.485-08:00The point with Franklin is, that his genius was no...The point with Franklin is, that his genius was not wasted because the colonies in American allowed for him to educate himself and become a success regardless of the fact that he came from very humble beginnings and fathered an illegitimate child.<br /><br />The freedom allowed in the New World, where the class system was not rigidly enforced, was what allowed a genius of humble birth to realize Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com