Part 2
Explains the almanac's didactic purpose; the proverbs were collected into the famous preface 'The Way to Wealth.'
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From The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Franklin describes launching Poor Richard's Almanac in 1732 as a vehicle for moral instruction among common people, filling its calendars with proverbial wisdom on industry and frugality.
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