America Quote by Gordon S. Wood

“biography of the great American Benjamin Franklin.”

— Robin S. Sharma

By 1782 [John Adams] had come to feel for [Benjamin] Franklin "no other sentiments than Contempt or Abhorrence."

— Gordon S. Wood

“Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so adroit at handling people, that he was made American Ambassador to France. The secret…

— Dale Carnegie

I think [John's Adams] descriptions of the personalities of [Benjamin] Franklin and [Tomas] Jefferson and others were pretty accurate. It is only when he…

— Gordon S. Wood

“The American Revolution and its aftermath coincided with two great transformations in the late eighteenth century. In the political sphere, there had been a…

— Ron Chernow

[John's Adams] description of [Benjamin] Franklin in a letter to [his wife] Abigail in 1775 is laudatory. Only when he experiences all the adulation…

— Gordon S. Wood

As early as 1776, [John Adams] expressed his doubts about America's capacity for virtue. "I have seen all along my Life, Such Selfishness, and…

— Gordon S. Wood

“I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a disgrace, that two become a lawfirm, and that three or more become…

— Sherman Edwards

“Benjamin Franklin, that those who trade some of their liberty for a little temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. The wisdom of…

— Brad Thor

Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long without conciliation and compromise.

— Samuel Eliot Morison

Americans, [John Adams] wrote in 1780, believed that their "revolution is as much for the benefit of the generality of Mankind in Europe, as…

— Gordon S. Wood

I think that Benjamin Franklin felt very strongly in foreign policy in this world, that you needed to at least show some humility, especially…

— Walter Isaacson