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John Dickinson:
Mr. President, Pennsylvania moves, as always, that the question of independence be postponed. Indefinitely. James Wilson:
[standing up]
I second the motion. John Hancock:
Judge Wilson, in your eagerness to be loved, you seem to have forgotten that Pennsylvania cannot second its own motion!
Mr. President, Pennsylvania moves, as always, that the question of independence be postponed. Indefinitely. James Wilson:
[standing up]
I second the motion. John Hancock:
Judge Wilson, in your eagerness to be loved, you seem to have forgotten that Pennsylvania cannot second its own motion!
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SUCH AS OUR REBELLION.
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IT'S ONLY IN THE THIRD PERSON...
"THEIR" REBELLION... THAT IT IS ILLEGAL.
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[Laughter]
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MR. PRESIDENT, I SECOND THE MOTION TO
POSTPONE THE VOTE ON INDEPENDENCE...
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FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT
FOR THE WRITING OF A DECLARATION.
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IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. MR. THOMSON.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION
TO POSTPONE, SIGNIFY BY SAYING YEA.
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YEA!
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[Thomson] ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.
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SIX COLONIES SAY
YEA. AGAINST? NAY!
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[Thomson] ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX.
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SIX COLONIES SAY NAY.
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MR. SECRETARY, NEW YORK
ABSTAINS, COURTEOUSLY.
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Movie Summary
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
Actors
Caesar Rodney (de)
