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Benjamin Franklin

And, even though they will say we're British citizens, they're not treating uswith full...

And, even though they will say we're British citizens, they're not treating us
with full respect that an Englishman deserves

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And, even though they will
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say we're British citizens,
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they're not treating us with full respect
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that an Englishman deserves.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:51
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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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.
S01 • E01 There were 17 that answered very prettily indeed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
There were 17 that answered very prettily indeed,
S01 • E02 Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin's health is starting to fade. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin's health is starting to fad...
S01 • E02 Prisoners from the Walnut Street Jail, they have to - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Prisoners from the Walnut Street Jail, they have to
S01 • E01 It gave me a great deal of Pleasure, and I shall send - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It gave me a great deal of Pleasure, and I shall send
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin was 81, nearly crippled by gout - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: Franklin was 81, nearly crippled by gout
S01 • E01 Narrator: Deborah Franklin had enrolled Othello, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Narrator: Deborah Franklin had enrolled Othello,
S01 • E02 Still, he would attend every session but one. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Still, he would attend every session but one.
S01 • E02 From the start, it was clear that the 55 delegates did not - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
From the start, it was clear that the 55 delegates did not
S01 • E01 At Deborah's urging, her husband - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
At Deborah's urging, her husband
S01 • E02 Franklin favored a single-body Congress and a 3-member - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Franklin favored a single-body Congress and a 3-member
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I was on the whole much pleas'd, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Man as Franklin: I was on the whole much pleas'd,
S01 • E02 Virginians proposed 2 legislative bodies... - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Virginians proposed 2 legislative bodies...
S01 • E02 A House of Representatives - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
A House of Representatives
S01 • E01 Their Apprehension seems as quick, their Memory as strong, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Their Apprehension seems as quick, their Memory as strong,
S01 • E02 Alexander Hamilton of New York thought the president should - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Alexander Hamilton of New York thought the president should
S01 • E01 You will wonder perhaps that I should ever doubt it, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
You will wonder perhaps that I should ever doubt it,
S01 • E02 Fierce debates on all the issues raged for days - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Fierce debates on all the issues raged for days
S01 • E01 Cohn: I think a major turning point in Franklin's life - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Cohn: I think a major turning point in Franklin's life
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: We must not expect - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: We must not expect
S01 • E01 He did not like Black people when he was a young man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He did not like Black people when he was a young man.