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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin—printer, scientist, diplomat, and philosopher—became the most celebrated American of the eighteenth century by turning curiosity into civic power and helping to forge a new republic.
PeopleThomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson—Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, third U.S. president, and champion of liberty—embodied the soaring ideals and profound contradictions of the early American republic.
MathematicsConsent Of Governed
The consent of the governed is a political principle asserting that a government's authority derives from the agreement and approval of the people it governs.