Benjamin Franklin/Jonathan Edwards- A Comparison

Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin are two major figures in history. Edwards was a very religious Puritan minister, and Benjamin Franklin was the opposite; a diplomat, inventor, negotiator, merchant along with many other qualities. Each man had goals in their life. Though the reasons for the goals may be different, they both were very serious about accomplishing them. <Tab/>The goals that each man had in life were far from similar. …

…Franklin differed in many ways, but had a similar quality: the both worked hard. Edwards preached even when people were drifting away from his ideas, and Franklin worked his way from poverty to prestige. Edwards work was based on religion, unlike Franklin, and Franklin worked until he was in his eighties. Both men are a role model for the working man. They did not stop until they felt what they had to do was done.