This book gave me a profound understanding on our roots from colonies, immigrants, English Parliament's vassals who spoke out against subjugation. Especially without representation. Not just the highlights but details from the life of the genius who first tried to iron out our differences with the King but eventually seeing how they treated Scottish and irishmen people's understood a representative democracy would only be possible path to self determination. He got the King of France to loan us 3 billion but they only found 2. Ben was accused of embezzling the milling million. Historians have found the missing million in the kings best friends pocket but someone will always accuse someone else of a false crime. Ben reputation survived the criticism. He pointed out that we to make a thriving democracy had to have people of virtue.
Very relevant to today's problems.