A common myth associated with the creation of America's Great Seal, which features a bald eagle, is that Benjamin Franklin wanted the seal to have a turkey instead.
For my own part I wish 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. You may have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labour of the fishing hawk; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him, and takes it from him.
He is besides, a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British guards who should presume to invade his farm yard with a red coat on. Four features recommended by the first committee and its consultant were later adopted in the final seal: the Eye of Providence and the date of independence , both of which appeared on the final reverse side of the seal, and the shield and Latin motto, E Pluribus Unum , on the obverse side.
Founders Online: From Benjamin Franklin to Sarah Bache, 26 January 1784. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-41-02-0327. Accessed 23 Dec. 2022.
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