Benjamin Franklin
...ite things worth reading, or do things worth writing”. In 1729 he anonymously printed Nature and Necessity of a Paper Currency .When an author writes anonymously as he did for the “Nature and Necessity..”, he is not looking for recognition, just for the opportunity to get his ideas out there for people to read. Then in 1732 he published the first of Poor Richard’s Almanac, which played a large part in bringing together and molding the American character. Along with all of his innovations and writings, he funded many educational institutions. In 1731 he gave money to start the Philadelphia Library. Not only did he fund, but in 1743 he proposed a plan for an Academy, which was later developed into the University of Pennsylvania. Later on in 1751 he aided in funding a new hospital. After all this Benjamin Franklin did not stop here with helping mankind. In 1737 he was appointed the Deputy Postmaster - General. That same year he planned a city police. The during the controversy of the Stamp Act in 1765 he tried to prevent the passage of it to help out the “common peopl...