Unless one is prepared to set Franklin down as an Englishman, which would be as reasonable as to say that Daniel Webster was a fine example of the Slavic race, it must be admitted that it was possible for the thirteen colonies to produce in the eighteenth century a genuine American who won immortal fame.
Lodge argues against the notion of categorizing Franklin as an Englishman, asserting the possibility of American identity in the colonies.
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