American Journalism · 2020 · 20 citations · 0 references
Literary HistoryLiterary TheoryFitting MantraLiterary StudyLiterary CriticismPoor Richard ’PoeticsPhilosophical InquiryPhilosophy Of HistoryBenjamin FranklinArtsHistory Of MathematicsLiterary ReadingIntellectual HistoryLife Writing
“Either write things worth reading, Or do things worth the writing.” Benjamin Franklin wrote these words in the 1738 edition of Poor Richard’s Almanack, and they form a fitting mantra for the most ...