Benjamin Franklin's Guiding Principles

Improved Essays
Guiding principles are precepts that guide an organization throughout its life in all circumstances, irrespective of change in its goal, strategies, type of work, or the top of management. Knowing it or not people use these in their everyday life. From information that was learned about Benjamin Franklin’s life and the passages that were read written by him, there are two main guiding principles used by Franklin, trustworthiness and respect.
Trustworthiness can be used in a variety of different definitions, but its main context is the ability to be relied on as honest. In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, “ They took me in, and as there was no wind and rowed all the way.” This quote is significant because the boatman are taking

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Ben Franklin written by Edmund S. Morgan, provides highly detailed information on Benjamin Frankin’s life. Each chapter talks about different times and accomplishments throughout his life. In Chapter one, Morgan provides us with what Franklin did as a kid growing up, and what he was like. Morgan writes, “[...] [A] muscular young man, about five feet nine or ten, full of the energies-physical, intellectual, and sexual-of youth...…

    • 1574 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Many great literary journeys, from Noah’s Ark to Life of Pi, feature a boat. Annie Proulx’s The Shipping News is no exception, with boats playing a key role throughout Quoyle’s journey. The boat is a barrier, standing between Quoyle and a successful relationship with Wavey Prowse. Quoyle’s incapacity and fear with regard to boats prevent him from embracing his surroundings. Finally, Quoyle’s lack of comprehension regarding the culture of boats celebrated by his co-workers leads to a lack of connection with his fellow man.…

    • 874 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Franklin didn't invent electricity, but he discovered how it works and how humans can use it in everyday life. Franklin is very brilliant and creative and I would like to have dinner with him because he can surely give me some insight on his thought process. The stove, glasses, and the harmonica are all examples of inventions that originated from Benjamin Franklin. He is also one of the founding fathers of the United States and most people don't know him for that but I believe it is just as important as his inventions.…

    • 161 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17th, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. At 17 years old he ran away from Boston to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a fugitive. This was due to the fact that he spoke against the government saying, "Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech. " Later in life Franklin was known for his anti-oppressive government views.…

    • 1401 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Benjamin Franklin would not approve entirely of the Purkapile's marriage but would agree that some parts are good. The reason he would not approve is that it seems the husband loves the wife way more than the wife loves him and by Franklin's views it should be more equal. On the other hand he would approve that Mrs. Purkapile does not question nor argue about the fact that Mr. Purkapile ran away for a year as according to Mr. Franklin "Dispute not with him" which is exactly what Mrs. Purkapile is doing. I believe at first when Mrs. Mallard first hears of her husbands death "She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms" showing that she cared very deeply about her husband.…

    • 464 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    John Winthrop was born in 1587 and he lived in a pugnaciously moment in England, with many religious differences. Winthrop was a successful lawyer in England. He decided to look for moral support and gradually joined into a party called the Puritans. At the same time the spiritual situation in England changed tremendously with the battle between Catholicism and Protestantism.…

    • 822 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The article I read was about Paul Bartow's belief on 4 founding principles of America. I found this article to be interesting and reasonable because the arguments were supported by reasons and examples. The principles Bartow explains are Good Government Requires Understanding Human Nature, Distrusted in An Energetic Federal Government, Citizens’ Virtue Is Crucial For Survival, and The Importance Of Federalism. He believes by putting all these 4 together, we can make America the great country it was before. While I may not agree with all 4 principles that he explains, I still praise him for his rational article.…

    • 708 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Benjamin Franklin, famous for writing the Declaration of Independence, created a symbol for an idea he had. Trying to express his idea through a threatening appearance yet it never truly caught on to the colonies. A snake, cut up into 8 different parts. Each part labeled with a different colony at the time. The snake was dead, labeled at the bottom with “Join, or die.”…

    • 207 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Inventor, printer, man with the kite, writer, thinker, and scientist; Benjamin Franklin was a man of many interests known by many names. Benjamin Franklin is our most engaging founding father and we see the reflections of him and his personality through his legacy and his life’s work, helping make this country great. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston Massachusetts. He was the fifteenth of the seventeen children to his father Josiah Franklin by his two marriages. As the youngest son of the family, Ben was taken out of school at ten to help at his father’s candle making shop but left to apprentice at his brother’s print shop after discovering his restlessness for something he loved.…

    • 498 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." That quote often comes up in the context of new technology and concerns about government surveillance. Simply put; and I'm paraphrasing here; but Ben Franklin essentially said at one point, those who would exchange self-government for a bit of security deserve neither to be self-govern nor security. The quotation is considered to come from a letter that Franklin had written on behalf of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Very few citizens who quote these words, however, have any idea where they come from or what Franklin really meant when he wrote them.…

    • 493 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was the first general Postmaster of the United States as well as the first diplomat to France and England and greatly increased America’s relationship with these countries. Both Machiavelli, the Italian politician who wrote The Prince, and Sun Tzu, the Chinese war philosopher who wrote The Art of War, write about what it means to be a good leader. Although, Benjamin Franklin was a great leader he could have still received some advice from Sun Tzu and Machiavelli.…

    • 1091 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Benjamin Franklin believed that every person can become more wealthy, healthy, and wise through hard work and self discipline. I believe in his belief because it doesn’t matter how difficult or easy it is to accomplish a goal; at the end of the day, what counts is the satisfaction of the work and experience a person puts into it. Franklin didn’t favor luck or opportunities, but instead became successful through hard work. Franklin was many things such as an author, inventor, scientist, and a printer.…

    • 1180 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    People of Value Many people are responsible for providing Americans with the freedoms we have today like Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. These people would make great world leaders today for their contributions to society, government, and public relations. In general, these men have contributed to our country in many ways; for example, they drafted the United States Constitution. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay would publish the Federalist Papers.…

    • 1249 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    In The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, Wood explains the life of the Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, and shows how he became one of America’s greatest icons. Also, he gives readers a new understanding of the American Revolution and a profound insight into the emergence of America’s ideas itself (16). Wood also examines the events that caused Franklin’s life and views to change not only himself but American Culture (246). Moreover, individuals today do not know where life will lead them; however, just like Franklin he was never destined to be the symbol of significance as the entrepreneurial American nor was he destined to be an American (x). Therefore, just like Franklin, individuals should never give up nor settle for less in order to achieve their dreams.…

    • 1428 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The first principle which was entrenched in me was the significance of integrity, and to always express honesty with him. At an early age, my dad accentuated to me to be honest regards of what kind of mistake was done. Secondly, my father taught me to always find yourself leading and not following behind others. This principle I incorporated in my childhood, and into my adult life, any decision I choose to make is because of my choice and not because of the persuasion of others. In addition, a fervent value I carry is always giving a one hundred and ten percent to any task I am trying to accomplish.…

    • 714 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays