Benjamin Franklin personifies the “rags to riches” lifestyle the Americans love. Benjamin Franklin tells Americans, “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself” (Archer 226). Benjamin Franklin informs Americans to build a rugged individual in themselves. To go out and be self-reliant and not wait there for the happiness to come to them. He imposes on others to go and work for what they want. From an early age he learned important virtues such as hard work, thrift, integrity, and self-discipline will ultimately lead to a successful life. And set off at the age of 17 on his own to find success created by himself and eventually become the “Renaissance Man” Americans
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And he also met with his friends to found the first public library to speed up the spread of ideas and education. After he finished college he became involved with politics and would eventually sign four extremely significant documents for America. Benjamin becomes the sole example for a successful life during his time. He ultimately becomes the model citizen in every aspect of American life through his desires in doing so. Through his successes he promotes self leadership and taking control for the future. Benjamin Franklin defines both the community builder and rugged individual through positively urging the citizens to succeed, his efforts to create a system of education for all, and pushing himself to become the political figurehead America needs. Benjamin Franklin tells Americans to seek success through both hard work and creating opportunities for themselves with the quote, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” (Franklin 11). Here he promotes being an opportune person reaching for every possible advantage. He claims the best way to get the tasks, needed or desired, done can be through taking initiative. This quote puts a stress on dealing with the daily
And he also met with his friends to found the first public library to speed up the spread of ideas and education. After he finished college he became involved with politics and would eventually sign four extremely significant documents for America. Benjamin becomes the sole example for a successful life during his time. He ultimately becomes the model citizen in every aspect of American life through his desires in doing so. Through his successes he promotes self leadership and taking control for the future. Benjamin Franklin defines both the community builder and rugged individual through positively urging the citizens to succeed, his efforts to create a system of education for all, and pushing himself to become the political figurehead America needs. Benjamin Franklin tells Americans to seek success through both hard work and creating opportunities for themselves with the quote, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” (Franklin 11). Here he promotes being an opportune person reaching for every possible advantage. He claims the best way to get the tasks, needed or desired, done can be through taking initiative. This quote puts a stress on dealing with the daily