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Benjamin Franklin

For Franklin, unity andcompromise was the only thing that could make this newnation move...

For Franklin, unity and
compromise was the only thing that could make this new
nation move forward

Full Transcript

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For Franklin, unity and compromise was the only thing
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that could make this new nation move forward.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:36
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 • E01 In the spring of 1765, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In the spring of 1765,
S01 • E02 Without it, it would be a failed journey. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Without it, it would be a failed journey.
S01 • E02 American democracy would not develop without it. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
American democracy would not develop without it.
S01 • E01 Now all legal documents, newspapers, books, almanacs, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Now all legal documents, newspapers, books, almanacs,
S01 • E02 And for that reason, Franklin, as well as others, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And for that reason, Franklin, as well as others,
S01 • E02 Narrator: On September 17, 1787, the delegates gathered - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: On September 17, 1787, the delegates gathered
S01 • E01 In Virginia, Patrick Henry denounced the act - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
In Virginia, Patrick Henry denounced the act
S01 • E02 Benjamin Franklin made the motion for its adoption. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Benjamin Franklin made the motion for its adoption.
S01 • E01 Riots broke out in New York; New London, Connecticut; - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Riots broke out in New York; New London, Connecticut;
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: I agree to this Constitution - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: I agree to this Constitution
S01 • E01 In Boston, a group calling themselves the Sons of Liberty - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In Boston, a group calling themselves the Sons of Liberty
S01 • E02 I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain
S01 • E01 Then the mob destroyed the mansion - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Then the mob destroyed the mansion
S01 • E02 For, when you assemble a number of men, to have - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
For, when you assemble a number of men, to have
S01 • E01 The leaders of the protests had appropriated the motto - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
The leaders of the protests had appropriated the motto
S01 • E02 From such an assembly can a perfect production - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
From such an assembly can a perfect production
S01 • E02 It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system - Benjamin Franklin 00:27
It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system
S01 • E01 His political enemies back home now spread false rumors - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
His political enemies back home now spread false rumors
S01 • E01 When a mob threatened to attack - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
When a mob threatened to attack
S01 • E02 Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution because I expect - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution because I expect