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Benjamin Franklin

He gives us this ideathat human nature may be flawed in some ways, but anything can be...

He gives us this idea
that human nature may be flawed in some ways, but anything can be improved

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He gives us this idea that human nature
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may be flawed in some ways,
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but anything can be improved.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:13
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 Without France's money, supplies, and, ideally, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Without France's money, supplies, and, ideally,
S01 • E01 Narrator: In his constant effort for self-improvement, - Benjamin Franklin 00:36
Narrator: In his constant effort for self-improvement,
S01 • E02 Schiff: There's no question that someone is going to have to - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Schiff: There's no question that someone is going to ha...
S01 • E02 There is no gunpowder in the Colonies; there is no materiel; - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
There is no gunpowder in the Colonies; there is no materiel;
S01 • E02 The obvious candidate, um, for that alliance is France. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The obvious candidate, um, for that alliance is France.
S01 • E02 Cohn: Franklin had a terribly difficult assignment. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Cohn: Franklin had a terribly difficult assignment.
S01 • E02 He had to convince one monarch to help the Americans - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He had to convince one monarch to help the Americans
S01 • E01 Then he made a chart with 7 columns - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Then he made a chart with 7 columns
S01 • E02 But, King Louis XVI didn't want to underwrite this - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But, King Louis XVI didn't want to underwrite this
S01 • E02 The French people might get ideas. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
The French people might get ideas.
S01 • E02 Narrator: Persuading France's king and his ministers to - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: Persuading France's king and his ministers to
S01 • E01 "I was surprised," he said, "to find myself much fuller - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
"I was surprised," he said, "to find myself m...
S01 • E02 Franklin had taken on the most momentous chess match - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin had taken on the most momentous chess match
S01 • E01 At one point, he said, "I've mastered all the 12 - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
At one point, he said, "I've mastered all the 12
S01 • E02 And playing it would require him, on his own, to improvise - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And playing it would require him, on his own, to improvise
S01 • E01 "And one of my friends said, 'Franklin, you're missing - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
"And one of my friends said, 'Franklin, you'r...
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: Franklin understood they're not committed - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Jenkinson: Franklin understood they're not committed
S01 • E01 You might want to add that one to your list." - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
You might want to add that one to your list."
S01 • E02 They side with the colonials and allow us each - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
They side with the colonials and allow us each
S01 • E01 Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it,