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Compare And Contrast Benjamin Franklin Two Guiding Principles

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I believe that the two guiding principles that Benjamin Franklin value the most are adaptability and initiative. Throughout his autobiography he possesses many of the guiding principles but these two stick out the most. He adapts very well and he takes initiative even when he doesn’t have to. Benjamin Franklin possessed adaptability in his autobiography in many different ways. One way being said “I sat down among them, and after looking round a while and hearing nothing said, being very drowsy through labor and want of rest the proceeding night, I fell fast asleep and continued so till the meeting broke up, when someone was kind enough to rouse me.” This shows that he adapted to the new place he was in by not being afraid to go inside the

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