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Benjamin Franklin

His kidney stones put him insuch pain, he took regular doses of laudanum,a tincture of...

His kidney stones put him in
such pain, he took regular doses of laudanum,
a tincture of opium, to get through the day

Full Transcript

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His kidney stones put him in such pain, he took regular
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doses of laudanum, a tincture of opium,
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to get through the day.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:36:48
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 "I should have died 2 years ago," he wrote to Washington, - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
"I should have died 2 years ago," he wrote to Wash...
S01 • E01 Woman as Deborah Franklin: Yesterday I had the pleasure - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Woman as Deborah Franklin: Yesterday I had the pleasure
S01 • E02 I pray God to bless and guide its operations. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
I pray God to bless and guide its operations.
S01 • E01 I had not heard one word about you - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
I had not heard one word about you
S01 • E02 If any form of government is capable of making a nation happy - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
If any form of government is capable of making a nation happ...
S01 • E02 But after all, much depends upon the people - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But after all, much depends upon the people
S01 • E01 Narrator: Back in Philadelphia, as she had - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: Back in Philadelphia, as she had
S01 • E02 Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems
S01 • E01 She managed her husband's many business enterprises - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
She managed her husband's many business enterprises
S01 • E01 All the while, she waited for his promised return. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
All the while, she waited for his promised return.
S01 • E02 Narrator: As an Enlightenment scientist and inventor, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: As an Enlightenment scientist and inventor,
S01 • E01 In the fall of 1767, their daughter Sally married - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
In the fall of 1767, their daughter Sally married
S01 • E02 It should be tested and tinkered with, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It should be tested and tinkered with,
S01 • E02 As a man who had once constructed an elaborate chart - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
As a man who had once constructed an elaborate chart
S01 • E01 That same year, Deborah suffered a stroke - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
That same year, Deborah suffered a stroke
S01 • E02 Now Benjamin Franklin felt there was still one more - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Now Benjamin Franklin felt there was still one more
S01 • E01 As she recovered, she wrote her husband - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
As she recovered, she wrote her husband
S01 • E02 During his time as a delegate - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
During his time as a delegate
S01 • E01 Woman as Deborah Franklin: I often tell my friends I was not sick, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Woman as Deborah Franklin: I often tell my friends I was not...
S01 • E01 And so I fell down and could not get up again. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And so I fell down and could not get up again.