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The line answers a common question with a blunt, literal reason. It uses humor by treating the answer as obvious and final. The quote also implies that Benjamin Franklin could not become president because he had already died.
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Originally said in English.
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About H. W. Brands
American historian and author
H. W. Brands is an American historian and author. He holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, and earned his PhD there in 1985. He has written more than thirty books on U.S. history. His work has twice been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist, reflecting a career focused on American political and historical writing.
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