Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, Esq. (1789)
Bonus:
Playing as Ben Franklin is about the only good thing in this game.
Summary: Thanks for your letter, gout sucks, I hope France works out.
Commentary: It's late, so shorty today. It's interesting to read another perspective on the French Revolution. I think there was an Edmond Burke piece on it in 15MAD. This one is more balanced. I think Franklin's more or less accurate here to my understanding here. The Revolution itself was a disaster, but in the end France emerged as a relatively strong and free republic.
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