Benjamin Franklin Called Traitor for Informing People About Actions of Gov't

by bill - 2013-10-14 ( education / history ) [html version]

"In 1773, Benjamin Franklin leaked confidential information by releasing letters written by then Lt. Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Hutchinson and his secretary Andrew Oliver to Thomas Whatley, an assistant to the British prime minister."

Read, listen or watch here: Like Edward Snowden, Benjamin Franklin Was Called a Traitor For Informing the People About the Actions of its Government.