At the age of twelve he left school and went to educate himself and learn things on his own. Franklin helped launch the city's first police force, first volunteer fire company, first fire insurance company, first hospital, and first public library (fee.org). He discovered new things, invented machinery to help this world, and helped create and found America. He wrote a guide with a list of instructions on good citizenship, he wrote a list of virtues: productive schedule, striving for perfection, and his goal was to attempt self-improvement. Looking at all the things Benjamin Franklin did it seems like he continues to leave a huge footprint on our country