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Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress
"Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" is a letter by Benjamin Franklin dated June 25, 1745 in which Franklin counsels a young man about channeling sexual urges. Due to its licentious nature the letter was not published in collections of Franklin's papers in the United States during the nineteenth century. Federal court decisions from the mid- to late- twentieth century cited the document as a reason for overturning obscenity laws.
==Text==
Franklin begins by advising a young man that a cure for sexual urges is unknown, and the proper solution is to take a wife. Then, expressing doubts that the intended reader will actually marry, Franklin names several advantages of marriage. As supplementary advice in case the recipient rejects all previous arguments, Franklin lists seven reasons why an older mistress is preferable to a young one. Advantages include better conversation, less risk of unwanted pregnancy, and ''greater prudence in conducting an intrigue.''〔Benjamin Franklin, "(Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress )" (accessed 19 July 2008).〕
According to John Richard Stevens, the unnamed correspondent is a friend of Franklin's named Cadwaller Colton, and it remains unknown whether Franklin was serious or if the letter was ever delivered.〔John Richard Stevens, ''Weird History 101: My Dinner with Attila the Hun, I Started World War I'', Adams Media, 1997 p. 219. ISBN 1-55850-715-9〕 Whether serious or humorous, the letter is frankly sexual:
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