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80 is different in 2023 than in 1776 – but even back then, a grizzled Franklin led alongside a young Hamilton

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
80 is different in 2023 than in 1776 – but even back then, a grizzled Franklin led alongside a young Hamilton'Our machines have now been running for 70. or 80. years,' an old Thomas Jefferson, right, wrote to an even older John Adams, left.Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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