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Benjamin Franklin

He understood thatthose who controlled words, those who are able todisseminate...

He understood that
those who controlled words, those who are able to
disseminate information, um, had a certain amount of power

Full Transcript

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He understood that those who controlled words,
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those who are able to disseminate information, um,
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had a certain amount of power.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:15
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 To say something is "self evident," to say that it's - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
To say something is "self evident," to say that it...
S01 • E01 He could be the arbiter of what was seen as important. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He could be the arbiter of what was seen as important.
S01 • E01 Brands: The idea, first, was to engage people, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Brands: The idea, first, was to engage people,
S01 • E01 Franklin understood that if you could get people - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Franklin understood that if you could get people
S01 • E02 It's a classic lawyer's trick to say, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
It's a classic lawyer's trick to say,
S01 • E01 Narrator: He also welcomed essays - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: He also welcomed essays
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: If all printers were determined - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Man as Franklin: If all printers were determined
S01 • E02 Bailyn: They were not talking about liberating women in any - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Bailyn: They were not talking about liberating women in any
S01 • E02 But in incremental ways, it grew and grew because if you - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
But in incremental ways, it grew and grew because if you
S01 • E01 Isaacson: He said in the end you have to bear - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Isaacson: He said in the end you have to bear
S01 • E01 And if they're really odious, if they're really harmful, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And if they're really odious, if they're really ha...
S01 • E01 Woman: If you made a mistake, you could, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Woman: If you made a mistake, you could,
S01 • E02 Narrator: On July 2, the Continental Congress - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: On July 2, the Continental Congress
S01 • E01 And you could fix anything with that errata page. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And you could fix anything with that errata page.
S01 • E01 Narrator: Local merchants advertised their goods - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: Local merchants advertised their goods
S01 • E02 Two days later, July 4, 1776, 12 of the 13 former - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Two days later, July 4, 1776, 12 of the 13 former
S01 • E01 Franklin also published notices offering rewards - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Franklin also published notices offering rewards
S01 • E02 New York would take a few more days to make up its mind. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
New York would take a few more days to make up its mind.
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: And for the support - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: And for the support
S01 • E01 Man: To be sold in Lots or singly, - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
Man: To be sold in Lots or singly,