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Benjamin Franklin

They can't talk aboutslavery directly, and the word "slavery" is never mentionedin the...

Ellis: They can't talk about
slavery directly, and the word "slavery" is never mentioned
in the document itself

Full Transcript

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Ellis: They can't talk about slavery directly, and the word
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"slavery" is never mentioned in the document itself.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:31:17
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 The difficult fact to accept is that the Union is only - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
The difficult fact to accept is that the Union is only
S01 • E01 In all the controversy, - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
In all the controversy,
S01 • E01 But the legislature now adopted his position - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
But the legislature now adopted his position
S01 • E02 And the states south of the Chesapeake are committed - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And the states south of the Chesapeake are committed
S01 • E02 If you did the moral thing in the summer of 1787 and took - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
If you did the moral thing in the summer of 1787 and took
S01 • E01 After only two years in Philadelphia, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
After only two years in Philadelphia,
S01 • E01 Deborah had made it clear she intended to stay; - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Deborah had made it clear she intended to stay;
S01 • E02 Chaplin: It was a tragic compromise, obviously, for many - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Chaplin: It was a tragic compromise, obviously, for many
S01 • E01 He promised he wouldn't be gone long. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He promised he wouldn't be gone long.
S01 • E02 They had never agreed that they would be represented - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
They had never agreed that they would be represented
S01 • E02 And, so, the compromise looks especially compromised - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And, so, the compromise looks especially compromised
S01 • E02 This is America's original sin, and they know it. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This is America's original sin, and they know it.
S01 • E01 They had acquired a huge amount of territory, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
They had acquired a huge amount of territory,
S01 • E02 Nobody in the Convention or at that moment - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Nobody in the Convention or at that moment
S01 • E01 It was expensive to maintain - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
It was expensive to maintain
S01 • E02 The original sin of slavery - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
The original sin of slavery
S01 • E01 And he said, "Well, empires cost money." - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And he said, "Well, empires cost money."
S01 • E02 The original sin of slavery began, at least - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
The original sin of slavery began, at least
S01 • E01 Narrator: The recent war with France - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: The recent war with France
S01 • E02 For Franklin, unity and compromise was the only thing - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
For Franklin, unity and compromise was the only thing