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	'''Benjamin Franklin''' (17 January [<nowiki/>[[Old Style and New Style dates\|O.S.]] 6 January] 1706 in [[Boston]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay (1691–1780)\|Massachusetts]] – 17 April 1790 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania]]) was a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] writer, printer, publisher, [[Science\|scientist]], inventor, [[Age of Enlightenment\|Enlightenment Age]] philosopher, diplomat, and statesman. ~~He was~~ a [[Founding Fathers of the United States\|Founding Father]] of the [[United States of America\|United States]] ~~and~~ helped draft [[United States Declaration of Independence\|its declaration of independence]].		'''Benjamin Franklin''' (17 January [<nowiki/>[[Old Style and New Style dates\|O.S.]] 6 January] 1706 in [[Boston]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay (1691–1780)\|Massachusetts]] – 17 April 1790 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania]]) was a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] writer, printer, publisher, [[Science\|scientist]], inventor, [[Age of Enlightenment\|Enlightenment Age]] philosopher, diplomat, and statesman. As a [[Founding Fathers of the United States\|Founding Father]] of the [[United States of America\|United States]], he helped draft [[United States Declaration of Independence\|its declaration of independence]], serving as its 1st [[United States Postmaster General\|Postmaster General]] and the 6th [[Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania#Presidents\|President of Pennsylvania]].

	Franklin belonged to the [[Classical liberalism\|classical liberal]] tradition, advocating for a [[Republic\|republican]] form of [[government]] in contrast to [[absolutism]], which existed in [[Europe]] at the time. He favoured [[Representative democracy\|representative]] over [[direct democracy]] and opposed [[Property qualification\|property qualifications]] for [[Right to vote\|voting rights]]. Franklin also heinously supported [[Native American genocide\|the genocide of indigenous peoples]]. Though initially a [[Slavery\|slave-owner]], Franklin came to oppose the practice,<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]\|year=2011\|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History\|chapter=What Is Liberalism?\|page=18\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf\|publisher=Verso\|isbn=9781844676934\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4}}</ref> freeing his slaves and becoming a vocal [[Abolitionism\|abolitionist]]. He served as the president of the [[Pennsylvania Abolition Society]] and petitioned for [[United States Congress\|Congress]] to ban slavery in 1790.		Franklin belonged to the [[Classical liberalism\|classical liberal]] tradition, advocating for a [[Republic\|republican]] form of [[government]] in contrast to [[absolutism]], which existed in [[Europe]] at the time. He favoured [[Representative democracy\|representative]] over [[direct democracy]] and opposed [[Property qualification\|property qualifications]] for [[Right to vote\|voting rights]]. Franklin also heinously supported [[Native American genocide\|the genocide of indigenous peoples]]. Though initially a [[Slavery\|slave-owner]], Franklin came to oppose the practice,<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]\|year=2011\|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History\|chapter=What Is Liberalism?\|page=18\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf\|publisher=Verso\|isbn=9781844676934\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4}}</ref> freeing his slaves and becoming a vocal [[Abolitionism\|abolitionist]]. He served as the president of the [[Pennsylvania Abolition Society]] and petitioned for [[United States Congress\|Congress]] to ban slavery in 1790.

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	'''Benjamin Franklin''' (January 17, ~~1706~~ – April 17, ~~1790~~) was a Statesian [[~~Slavery~~\|~~slave~~]] ~~owner~~ and ~~founding father~~ of the United States ~~who called~~ for [[~~genocide~~]] ~~against~~ indigenous peoples.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]\|year=2011\|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History\|chapter=What Is Liberalism?\|page=18~~\|publisher=Verso\|isbn=9781844676934\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4~~\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref>		'''Benjamin Franklin''' (17 January [<nowiki/>[[Old Style and New Style dates\|O.S.]] 6 January] 1706 in [[Boston]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay (1691–1780)\|Massachusetts]] – 17 April 1790 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania]]) was a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] writer, printer, publisher, [[Science\|scientist]], inventor, [[Age of Enlightenment\|Enlightenment Age]] philosopher, diplomat, and statesman. He was a [[Founding Fathers of the United States\|Founding Father]] of the [[United States of America\|United States]] and helped draft [[United States Declaration of Independence\|its declaration of independence]].

			Franklin belonged to the [[Classical liberalism\|classical liberal]] tradition, advocating for a [[Republic\|republican]] form of [[government]] in contrast to [[absolutism]], which existed in [[Europe]] at the time. He favoured [[Representative democracy\|representative]] over [[direct democracy]] and opposed [[Property qualification\|property qualifications]] for [[Right to vote\|voting rights]]. Franklin also heinously supported [[Native American genocide\|the genocide of indigenous peoples]]. Though initially a [[Slavery\|slave-owner]], Franklin came to oppose the practice,<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]\|year=2011\|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History\|chapter=What Is Liberalism?\|page=18\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf\|publisher=Verso\|isbn=9781844676934\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4}}</ref> freeing his slaves and becoming a vocal [[Abolitionism\|abolitionist]]. He served as the president of the [[Pennsylvania Abolition Society]] and petitioned for [[United States Congress\|Congress]] to ban slavery in 1790.

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'''Benjamin Franklin''' (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was a Statesian [[Slavery|slave]] owner and founding father of the United States who called for [[genocide]] against indigenous peoples.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=What Is Liberalism?|page=18|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref>

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[[Category:Statesian slave owners]]
[[Category:Racists]]
[[Category:Founding Fathers of the United States]]

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	'''Benjamin Franklin''' (17 January [<nowiki/>[[Old Style and New Style dates\|O.S.]] 6 January] 1706 in [[Boston]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay (1691–1780)\|Massachusetts]] – 17 April 1790 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania]]) was a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] writer, printer, publisher, [[Science\|scientist]], inventor, [[Age of Enlightenment\|Enlightenment Age]] philosopher, diplomat, and statesman. ~~He was~~ a [[Founding Fathers of the United States\|Founding Father]] of the [[United States of America\|United States]] ~~and~~ helped draft [[United States Declaration of Independence\|its declaration of independence]].		'''Benjamin Franklin''' (17 January [<nowiki/>[[Old Style and New Style dates\|O.S.]] 6 January] 1706 in [[Boston]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay (1691–1780)\|Massachusetts]] – 17 April 1790 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania]]) was a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] writer, printer, publisher, [[Science\|scientist]], inventor, [[Age of Enlightenment\|Enlightenment Age]] philosopher, diplomat, and statesman. As a [[Founding Fathers of the United States\|Founding Father]] of the [[United States of America\|United States]], he helped draft [[United States Declaration of Independence\|its declaration of independence]], serving as its 1st [[United States Postmaster General\|Postmaster General]] and the 6th [[Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania#Presidents\|President of Pennsylvania]].

	Franklin belonged to the [[Classical liberalism\|classical liberal]] tradition, advocating for a [[Republic\|republican]] form of [[government]] in contrast to [[absolutism]], which existed in [[Europe]] at the time. He favoured [[Representative democracy\|representative]] over [[direct democracy]] and opposed [[Property qualification\|property qualifications]] for [[Right to vote\|voting rights]]. Franklin also heinously supported [[Native American genocide\|the genocide of indigenous peoples]]. Though initially a [[Slavery\|slave-owner]], Franklin came to oppose the practice,<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]\|year=2011\|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History\|chapter=What Is Liberalism?\|page=18\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf\|publisher=Verso\|isbn=9781844676934\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4}}</ref> freeing his slaves and becoming a vocal [[Abolitionism\|abolitionist]]. He served as the president of the [[Pennsylvania Abolition Society]] and petitioned for [[United States Congress\|Congress]] to ban slavery in 1790.		Franklin belonged to the [[Classical liberalism\|classical liberal]] tradition, advocating for a [[Republic\|republican]] form of [[government]] in contrast to [[absolutism]], which existed in [[Europe]] at the time. He favoured [[Representative democracy\|representative]] over [[direct democracy]] and opposed [[Property qualification\|property qualifications]] for [[Right to vote\|voting rights]]. Franklin also heinously supported [[Native American genocide\|the genocide of indigenous peoples]]. Though initially a [[Slavery\|slave-owner]], Franklin came to oppose the practice,<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]\|year=2011\|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History\|chapter=What Is Liberalism?\|page=18\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf\|publisher=Verso\|isbn=9781844676934\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4}}</ref> freeing his slaves and becoming a vocal [[Abolitionism\|abolitionist]]. He served as the president of the [[Pennsylvania Abolition Society]] and petitioned for [[United States Congress\|Congress]] to ban slavery in 1790.