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Forty years ago i don t know if he would have been viewed as a hero. ben franklin was a leaker apparently. i did not know this. what did he leak and what happened with that? why did he leak something? franklin is actually our first original leaker, believe it or not. in early 1770s, he was in england as a representative of the government. the royal governor of massachusetts, which was appointed by parliament wanted to crack down on colonist and be more forceful with the military. he got letters showing that and leaked them. he wanted people in boston to know the world governor, not england, was being tough. it had the opposite effect, created outrage among colonists and fueled revolution. so franklin s strategic leak back fired completely on him. unbelievable. just goes to show you, trust is everything. if you don t have credibility you don t have anything. thank you very much. thank you guys. okay. ....

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