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What the Clintons Can Learn From Ben Franklin's Foreign Money Scandal

History Lesson

The King of France gave Ben Franklin a snuff box. He did le roi no favors in return—but he soon came to see that that wasn’t good enough.

Zephyr Teachout
Zephyr Teachout
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