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Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
John, really. You talk as if independence were the rule. It's never been done before. No colony has ever broken from the parent stem in the history of the world. John Adams:
Damn it, Franklin! You make us sound treasonous. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Do I? Treason, eh? [thoughtfully] Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers. John Adams:
[scoffs]
I have more to do than stand here listening to you quote yourself. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
No, that was a new one
John, really. You talk as if independence were the rule. It's never been done before. No colony has ever broken from the parent stem in the history of the world. John Adams:
Damn it, Franklin! You make us sound treasonous. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Do I? Treason, eh? [thoughtfully] Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers. John Adams:
[scoffs]
I have more to do than stand here listening to you quote yourself. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
No, that was a new one
Full Transcript
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[Franklin] IT'S NEVER
BEEN DONE BEFORE.
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NO COLONY HAS EVER BROKEN FROM THE
PARENT STEM IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
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[Dickinson] IF YOU HAVE
GRIEVANCES, AND I'M SURE YOU HAVE,
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OUR PRESENT SYSTEM MUST PROVIDE A
GENTLER MEANS OF REDRESSING THEM...
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[Franklin] WE'VE SPAWNED A
NEW RACE HERE, MR. DICKINSON.
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ROUGHER, SIMPLER, MORE VIOLENT,
MORE ENTERPRISING, LESS REFINED.
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[Thomson] "MY QUARTERMASTER HAS
NO FOOD, NO ARMS, NO AMMUNITION,
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"AND MY TROOPS ARE IN
A STATE OF NEAR MUTINY.
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I PRAY GOD SOME RELIEF ARRIVES
BEFORE THE ARMADA, BUT FEAR IT WILL NOT."
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[Dickinson] AND WHEN
THEY HANG YOU, MR. ADAMS,
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I DO HOPE YOU'LL PUT IN A
GOOD WORD FOR THE REST OF US.
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[Rodney] ENGLAND CLOSING IN,
CUTTING OFF OUR AIR. THERE'S NO TIME!
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[Jefferson] PLACE BEFORE MANKIND
THE COMMON SENSE OF THE SUBJECTS.
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[Franklin] THE ISSUE
HERE IS INDEPENDENCE.
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PERHAPS YOU'VE LOST SIGHT
OF THAT FACT, BUT I HAVE NOT.
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[Thomson] "WE MUTUALLY
PLEDGE TO EACH OTHER OUR LIVES,
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OUR FORTUNES AND
OUR SACRED HONOR."
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[Abigail] CAN YOU REALLY KNOW
SO LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF?
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VERY WELL.
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THE CONGRESS WILL NOW VOTE ON
VIRGINIA'S RESOLUTION ON INDEPENDENCE.
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[Door Opens]
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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
John Adams
