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Franklin’s autobiography becomes the seed of an American self-help tradition: the belief that one can and must improve status through method, hard work, and discipline.
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Franklin’s autobiography becomes the seed of an American self-help tradition: the belief that one can and must improve status through method, hard work, and discipline.
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Franklin’s model of becoming rich depends not only on honesty and frugality but on appearing industrious, simple, Calvinist, and reputation-worthy.
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Franklin’s simple living and constant achievement are reinterpreted as symptoms of middle-class anxiety: accumulation becomes the only defense against falling back into poverty.
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"...the average American at this stage in history. Okay? Now, Benjamin Franklin, by writing his memoir, he starts a new fad in America that..."
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"...right, so let's read certain passages from the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin to gain insight into the American psychology. From the bosom of poverty..."
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"Okay? So not only is he going to tell you how to become rich, but he will teach you how to become rich. So..."
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"And then he will compare and contrast. His work with that of the original work. And then he will make adjustments and refinements to..."
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"And in order to insure my credit. And character as a tradesman, I took care not only to be really industrious and frugal, but..."
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"That if you do work hard, if you are honest, and if you save a lot of money, then it's possible for you to..."
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"...you think about it we discussed the the memoir of Benjamin Franklin right?"
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"Well why is he focused on such a simple living? Why does he constantly want to achieve? It's because of the anxiety of being..."
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"...to America. Many of the founding fathers of America, including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, were Freemasons. So, America was founded in many ways to..."
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"...because he understands what matters is family, okay? So what Jacob Franklin is saying is this. El and Elos, we treat like animals. They..."
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"...guys. Okay? All right, okay, so America was founded by Ben Franklin and George Washington, among others. They were both members of the Freemasons,..."
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"...life. And this is best expressed by a man named Benjamin Franklin, okay, who is considered one of the founding fathers of America. He..."
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America begins here as a cure for civilization: a clean-slate game built from Enlightenment rights, self-help, property, and fair rules.
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