Long before he became a Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin was a loyal citizen of both the American colonies and the British empire. He warned that taxes would bankrupt the colonies and limit the empire’s prosperity. But he was mocked and dismissed. And in 1774, he returned to the colonies with a new conviction. The time for diplomacy had ended. Revolution was coming... 

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