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  • From what I understand he liked the idea that the turkey was quick to defend itself from predators. He said this of the eagle: "I wish that the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country, he is a bird of bad moral character, he does not get his living honestly. He is therefore by no means a proper emblem for the brave and honest...of America..." - Benjamin Franklin

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