...by one congressional vote. ln his letter to his daughter, Sarah, Franklin claimed, "l wish that the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative...character, he does not get his living honestly, you may have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor...

...也甲卜y 恼Wbo @ ev 川ueo 训yWbenyou 协ve 用q 曲· 1152 representative [.repri'zentativ] I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative...our country: he is a bird of bad moral character. Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or a greater...

...not displeased that the figure looks more like a turkey than a bald eagle. For my own part I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country. He does not get his living honestly. He perches on some dead tree near the river, where, too lazy to fish...

...object to the Bald Eagle, as looking too much like a Dindon, or Turkey. For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the Representative...Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perch'd on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches...

...they'd chosen looked more like a turkey: For my own part, I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country, He is a Bird of...Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches...

...football, the beginning of the holiday season shopping, and turkey. Benjamin Franklin wrote: "I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative...our country: he is a Bird of bad moral character: like those among Men who live by Sharping and Robbing, he is generally poor and very often lousy. The...

...unhappiness over the choice of the eagle as the symbol of America. He preferred the turkey. "I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative...our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing; he is generally poor, and often very lousy....

...letter to his daughter Sarah Bache, dated January 26, 1784, Franklin "wrote, "For my part, I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the Representative...our Country; he is a Bird of bad moral Character. . . . For in truth, the Turk'y is in comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original...

...26, 1784, and sent to his daughter Sally from France, Ambassador Benjamin Franklin wrote: I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative...character, he does not get his living honestly; you may have seen him perched on some dead tree, near the river where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches...

...all happy about the choice. He complained, "For my own part I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of...character. He does not get his living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead tree near the river, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches...