The book’s title and conceit is, of course, a nod to Benjamin Franklin, a man whom Munger greatly admires. “There is the sheer amount of Franklin’s wisdom,” says Munger who just for a second flashes a cherubic grin. “And the talent. Franklin played four instruments. He was the nation’s leading scientist and inventor, plus a leading author, statesman, and philanthropist. There has never been anyone like him.”
