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And to build a new hospital,
he devised a plan that matched private donations
with public funds, giving people, he said,
"an additional motive to give, since every man's donation
would be doubled." He always believed
that if you just get a few good and interested men,
always men, on any civic problem,
you can solve it
he devised a plan that matched private donations
with public funds, giving people, he said,
"an additional motive to give, since every man's donation
would be doubled." He always believed
that if you just get a few good and interested men,
always men, on any civic problem,
you can solve it
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And to build a new hospital,
he devised a plan
00:00:03.936 --> 00:00:08.806
that matched private donations
with public funds,
00:00:08.841 --> 00:00:12.403
giving people, he said,
"an additional motive to give,
00:00:12.645 --> 00:00:16.173
since every man's donation
would be doubled."
00:00:17.817 --> 00:00:19.261
He always believed
that if you just get a few
00:00:19.285 --> 00:00:21.845
good and interested men,
always men,
00:00:21.888 --> 00:00:25.791
on any civic problem,
you can solve it.
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Movie Summary
Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.