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Benjamin Franklin was an easygoing, happy-go-lucky patriot who loved laughter and amusing those around him. He worked very hard at numerous things, yet he still managed to find humor in many situations. Even as a child, he was a natural leader, leading friends i ....

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.... his father said his verse was poor, and urged him to become more educated before composing again. After much difficulty with his brother James, Franklin ran away to New York. He could find no work for printers in the city, so he struggled on to Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, he found work at an old press owned by a gentleman named Keimer. Keimer loved arguing about religion, and discussed many things with Franklin. Franklin approached and answered Keimer’s questions with such tact, Keimer was impressed with his natural skills as a disputer. It was during these years that Franklin kept a journal describing various English towns and the characte ....