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"I was," Franklin said,
"extremely ambitious." In 1721, his brother James
decided to publish his own weekly newspaper,
"The New-England Courant." From its inception,
the paper courted controversy
"extremely ambitious." In 1721, his brother James
decided to publish his own weekly newspaper,
"The New-England Courant." From its inception,
the paper courted controversy
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"I was," Franklin said,
"extremely ambitious."
00:00:07.094 --> 00:00:11.843
In 1721, his brother James
decided to publish
00:00:11.877 --> 00:00:15.746
his own weekly newspaper,
"The New-England Courant."
00:00:17.216 --> 00:00:20.744
From its inception,
the paper courted controversy.
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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.
