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D. H. Lawrence on Benjamin Franklin

Chapter 2 of  Studies in Classic American LiteratureThe Perfectibility of Man! Ah heaven, what a dreary theme! The perfectibility of the Ford car! The perfectibility of which man? I am many men. Which of them are you going to perfect? I am not a mechanical contrivance.Education! Which of the various me’s do you propose to educate, and which do you propose to...