"For in Truth the Turkey is in Comparison (to the bald eagle) a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, 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." - Ben Franklin. This is just a piece of a letter Benjamin Franklin wrote to his daughter.