Quote Originally Posted by Sturgeon's Lawyer View Post
Franklin is probably my favorite of the Founders (the only other candidate being John Adams), but, yeah, he had his failings -- though he tried to be ethical even about them. He couldn't keep it in his pants, so he was good about providing for his bastards....
Have you read McCullough's biography "John Adams"? It's great. His wife, Abigail, is pretty damned impressive, too!