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Franklin is saying, "We're
trying to create a new type "of nation in which our
rights come from rationality "and the consent of the
governed, not the dictates or dogma of a religion." Brown: They were doing something
very radical and very scary
trying to create a new type "of nation in which our
rights come from rationality "and the consent of the
governed, not the dictates or dogma of a religion." Brown: They were doing something
very radical and very scary
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Franklin is saying, "We're
trying to create a new type
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"of nation in which our
rights come from rationality
00:00:07.034 --> 00:00:11.175
"and the consent of the
governed, not the dictates or
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dogma of a religion."
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Brown: They were doing something
very radical and very scary.
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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.