TITLE: Saying Thanks, and Giving Back
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: November 26, 2013  1:38 PM
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When someone asked Benjamin Franklin why he had declined to seek
a patent for his famous stove, he said:

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 I declined it from a principle which has ever weighed with me
 on such occasions, that as we enjoy great advantages from the
 inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to
 serve others by any invention of ours.
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This seems a fitting sentiment to recall as I look forward to a few
days of break with my family for Thanksgiving.  I know I have a lot
to be thankful for, not the least of which are the inventions of so
many others that confer great advantage on me.  This week, I give
thanks for these creations, and for the creators who shared them
with me.
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