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Benjamin Franklin

But at no moment do we reallysee Franklin step out front and say, "I am setting When...

But at no moment do we really
see Franklin step out front and say, "I am setting
an example by setting my slaves free." Narrator: When Franklin
met with the Penn family, they categorically dismissed
the notion that they should pay any taxes at all

Full Transcript

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But at no moment do we really see Franklin step out front
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and say, "I am setting an example
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by setting my slaves free."
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Narrator: When Franklin met with the Penn family,
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they categorically dismissed the notion that they should
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pay any taxes at all.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:23
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 • E02 Intent on keeping the war going, despite the British - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Intent on keeping the war going, despite the British
S01 • E02 In one notorious incident, they hanged a Patriot leader - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In one notorious incident, they hanged a Patriot leader
S01 • E01 They saw the colony solely as - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
They saw the colony solely as
S01 • E02 It was an outrage that threatened to mushroom into - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
It was an outrage that threatened to mushroom into
S01 • E01 He thought he might be able to persuade - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
He thought he might be able to persuade
S01 • E02 At the end of 1782, a preliminary agreement - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
At the end of 1782, a preliminary agreement
S01 • E02 It did not require reparations to Americans who had remained - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
It did not require reparations to Americans who had remained
S01 • E01 He let Deborah know he would not be returning as quickly - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He let Deborah know he would not be returning as quickly
S01 • E02 And France, which had given so much to the new nation, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
And France, which had given so much to the new nation,
S01 • E01 Franklin was enjoying London. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Franklin was enjoying London.
S01 • E02 Franklin was assigned the task of smoothing things over - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Franklin was assigned the task of smoothing things over
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: Franklin writes one of the greatest letters - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Jenkinson: Franklin writes one of the greatest letters
S01 • E01 It was filled with coffee shops - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
It was filled with coffee shops
S01 • E02 And really disarming the... What could have been a huge - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
And really disarming the... What could have been a huge
S01 • E01 And Franklin goes around with his friends, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And Franklin goes around with his friends,
S01 • E01 That glittering, sophisticated world - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
That glittering, sophisticated world
S01 • E02 But he also, in that same letter of apology to Vergennes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
But he also, in that same letter of apology to Vergennes,
S01 • E01 He was made for a dinner party and conversation. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was made for a dinner party and conversation.
S01 • E01 Philadelphia might have been extraordinary - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Philadelphia might have been extraordinary
S01 • E02 Narrator: Finally, on September 3, 1783, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: Finally, on September 3, 1783,