Benjamin Franklin, at age 16, took on the pseudonym of ‘Silence Dogood’, the identity of a 40 year-old (fictional) widow, and wrote an incredibly popular advice column that was published regularly. Nobody knew, including the publisher, who Silence Dogood was. It was Ben.

Ben, a seasoned publisher, tempered many of the words of Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence which gave it its lasting power.

‘We hold these truths to be self-evident’ was a late-night edit by Ben.

In the end, Ben was a badass and rebel: his diplomacy - and his degeneracy - shaped much of the society we have today.

Thanks, Ben nostr:note1ra7tw800m46l97wewv36apqga5z0kfse0qlpdya0tkecsypjzl7sdmav24