What influence did Benjamin Franklin's association with Freemasonry have on his success in France?
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Here is an article which concludes that:
the most significant achievement of the lodge [Les Neuf SΕurs] was its immense support of the American Revolution.
More specifically:
Because of his leadership position, Franklin was able to use the lodge to acquire financial aid for America, to develop friendships needed for the fulfillment of his diplomatic mission, and to generate propaganda about the seditious American states.
Activities of the lodge included a publication dedicated to these purposes, Affaires de l'Angleterre et de l'AmΓ©rique. It is interesting to note that such overtly subversive activity "flagrantly violated Masonic regulations," but was somehow never really questioned.
Wikipedia lists key lodge members, which included many prominent Frenchmen, as well as John Paul Jones and other Americans.
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