John, really. You talk as if independence were the rule. It's never been done before. No...
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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.
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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]
Clip duration: 75 seconds
Views: 221
Timestamp in movie: 02h 25m 28s
Uploaded: 20 October, 2021
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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