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John Dickinson:
[James Wilson is about to vote for independence in defiance of John Dickinson]
And is that how new nations are formed? By a nonentity seeking to preserve the anonymity he so richly deserves? Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Revolutions, Mr. Dickinson, come into this world like bastard children... half improvised and half compromised. Our side has provided the compromise. Judge Wilson is now supplying the rest
[James Wilson is about to vote for independence in defiance of John Dickinson]
And is that how new nations are formed? By a nonentity seeking to preserve the anonymity he so richly deserves? Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Revolutions, Mr. Dickinson, come into this world like bastard children... half improvised and half compromised. Our side has provided the compromise. Judge Wilson is now supplying the rest
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And is that how new nations are formed
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By a nonentity trying to preserve
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the anonymity he so richly deserves
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Revolutions come into this world like bastard children Mr Dickinson
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Half improvised and half compromised
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Our side has provided the compromise
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Now judge Wilson is supplying the rest
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Movie Summary
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
Actors
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Caesar Rodney (de)
