Ben Franklin’s Involvement In The Age Of Reason

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playing,
trying to figure out, asking himself just how can I improve this or invent
something better.

Another reflection of the Age of Reason that involved Ben Franklin
was him being so pragmatic. His practical personality put restrictions on
what he was able to do, although he still managed to do pretty much what he
wanted to do. The pragmatic Ben went out and worked to earn a living. He
did not just sit around and let someone do the work for him, he went out
and took action. That action showed when he started inventing and doing
things for his country. He signed some of the most important documents
that have ever been written. All of this shows that he was practical, or
having to do with action rather than thought or theory, and just flat out
useful. Being a typical American who was practical, he was accused of
having little to none poetic senses. Although Ben Franklin could do far
more than the accusers. He wrote the Poor Richard’s Almanac which involved
aphorisms such ...

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