Poor Richard's Groove

Article V

'Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.' Benjamin Franklin published Poor Richard's Almanack for 25 years, filling it with wit, practical wisdom, and sly observations about human nature. This blues-funk groove channels Franklin's belief that industry, frugality, and self-reliance are the engines of prosperity -- and that a free economy depends on citizens who take responsibility for their own success.

For families, classrooms, and anyone who listens with curiosity.

1. 1.

   What did Franklin mean by connecting personal habits to public prosperity?

2. 2.

   How does individual self-reliance support a free market economy?

3. 3.

   Why did the founders believe economic freedom was inseparable from political freedom?

4. 4.

   Which of Poor Richard's sayings still applies to life today?