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[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Benjamin Franklin was a lover of life, and he seemed to think that books helped to love life...I honestly can't believe he was so influential as to create one of the finest institutions on the planet. Remember, he hung out with slavers....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, an American invented libraries, totally /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

lending libraries?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The library of Alexandria existed a tiny bit before Franklin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

lending libraries?