Mr. Jefferson, I beg you to remember that we still have friends in England. I see no...
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Dr. Josiah Bartlett:
Mr. Jefferson, I beg you to remember that we still have friends in England. I see no purpose in antagonizing them with such phrases as "unfeeling brethren" and "enemies at war." Our quarrel is with the British king, not the British people.
John Adams:
Oh, be sensible Bartlett, remove those phrases and the entire paragraph becomes meaningless! And it so happens that it's one of the most stirring and poetic of any passage in the entire document.
Dr. Josiah Bartlett:
We're a congress, Mr. Adams, not a literary society. I ask that the entire paragraph be stricken.
Hancock:
Mr. Jefferson?
[Jefferson nods]
John Adams:
Good God, Jefferson when are you going to speak up for your own work?
Thomas Jefferson:
I had hoped that the work would speak for itself.
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Mr Jefferson
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I beg you to remember that we still have friends in england
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I see no purpose in antagonizing them with such phrases as
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Unfeeling brethren and enemies at war
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Our quarrel is with the British king not the British people
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Be sensible bartlett
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Remove those phrases
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and the entire paragraph becomes meaningless
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And it so happens that it's one of the most stirring and poetic
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of any passage in the entire document Now
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We're a congress Mr Adams not a literary society
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I ask that the entire paragraph be stricken
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Mr Jefferson
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Good god
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Jefferson when are you going to speak up for your own work
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I had hoped that the work would speak for itself
Clip duration: 48 seconds
Views: 188
Timestamp in movie: 01h 58m 43s
Uploaded: 05 December, 2022
Genres: drama, family, history
Summary: A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
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