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American Myths: Benjamin Franklin’s Turkey and the Presidential Seal(2013)
- jelliclesfarm 3y agoWho knew! I certainly didn’t know that Ben Franklin was not in favour of the bald eagle being chosen as US's national bird: [..] "I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird and withal a true, original native of America. "[…]