Mr. Jefferson, are you seriously suggesting that we publish a paper declaring to all the...
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John Dickinson:
Mr. Jefferson, are you seriously suggesting that we publish a paper declaring to all the world that an illegal rebellion is, in reality, a legal one?
Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Oh, Mr. Dickinson, I'm surprised at you. You should know that rebellion is always legal in the first person, such as "our rebellion." It is only in the third person - "their rebellion" - that it is illegal.
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Mr Jefferson are you seriously suggesting
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that we publish a paper declaring to all the world
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that an illegal rebellion is in reality a legal one
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Mr Dickinson I'm surprised at you
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You should know that rebellion is always legal in the first person
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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
Clip duration: 23 seconds
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Timestamp in movie: 01h 00m 22s
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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00:18 A simple famine
00:15 They're not going to
00:07 This is a revolution
00:39 The people maintain a higher regard for their mother country
01:07 Is it written yet
00:08 At a stage in life when other men prosper
01:15 It's never been done before
00:19 I am taking my wife back to bed
00:05 They won't be happy until they remove one of the...
00:29 To defend ourselves
00:12 She is your wife
00:06 What are you staring at
00:45 I have not seen my wife these past six months
00:06 If we do not hang together
00:22 Now you'll write it
02:59 We've no choice
03:09 With some certainty
00:41 Rhode Island says yea
00:09 For no sane man would tolerate it
00:27 I want you to see some cards I'd gone and had printed...