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John Adams:
Franklin, Jefferson, what are you all sitting around for? Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Didn't you hear a word I said before? John Adams:
Oh, never mind about that. Now, here's what I want you to do. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
John, I'm not even speaking to you. John Adams:
It's too late for that, damn it. There's work to be done. Jefferson, go find Rutledge. Don't come back until you've worn him down. Now, you're both Southern aristocrats. If he'll listen to anybody, he'll listen to you. Franklin, out of that chair! [ushering them out] John Adams:
What good is the South if you can't deliver Pennsylvania, hmm? Talk to Wilson. Get him away from Dickinson. That's the only way to do it. Go on, now. Both of you. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
John? John Adams:
Time's running out, damn it. Now move
Franklin, Jefferson, what are you all sitting around for? Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Didn't you hear a word I said before? John Adams:
Oh, never mind about that. Now, here's what I want you to do. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
John, I'm not even speaking to you. John Adams:
It's too late for that, damn it. There's work to be done. Jefferson, go find Rutledge. Don't come back until you've worn him down. Now, you're both Southern aristocrats. If he'll listen to anybody, he'll listen to you. Franklin, out of that chair! [ushering them out] John Adams:
What good is the South if you can't deliver Pennsylvania, hmm? Talk to Wilson. Get him away from Dickinson. That's the only way to do it. Go on, now. Both of you. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
John? John Adams:
Time's running out, damn it. Now move
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FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, WHAT
ARE YOU ALL SITTING AROUND FOR?
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DIDN'T YOU HEAR A WORD I SAID
BEFORE? OH, NEVER MIND ABOUT THAT.
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HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO.
JOHN, I'M NOT EVEN SPEAKING TO YOU.
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IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT, DAMN
IT. THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.
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JEFFERSON, GO FIND RUTLEDGE. DON'T
COME BACK UNTIL YOU'VE WORN HIM DOWN.
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NOW, YOU'RE BOTH
SOUTHERN ARISTOCRATS.
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IF HE'LL LISTEN TO ANYBODY,
HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
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FRANKLIN, OUT OF THAT CHAIR!
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WHAT GOOD IS THE SOUTH IF YOU
CAN'T DELIVER PENNSYLVANIA, HMM?
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TALK TO WILSON. GET HIM
AWAY FROM DICKINSON.
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THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO
IT. GO ON, NOW, BOTH OF YOU.
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JOHN? TIME'S
RUNNING OUT, DAMN IT.
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NOW MOVE.
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I'M STILL FROM
MASSACHUSETTS, JOHN.
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YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND.
I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU SAY.
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NO.
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NO. YOU'RE THE
PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.
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YOU'RE A FAIR MAN,
HANCOCK. STAY THAT WAY.
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TELL ME, MR. THOMSON,
OUT OF CURIOSITY,
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DO YOU STAND WITH MR. DICKINSON,
OR DO YOU STAND WITH ME?
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I STAND WITH THE GENERAL.
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WELL, LATELY, I'VE HAD THE
ODDEST FEELING THAT HE'S BEEN...
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WRITING TO ME.
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Movie Summary
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
Actors
John Adams
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
