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"I would rather have it said,
'He lived usefully, '" Franklin wrote his mother,
"than 'He died rich.'" Man as Franklin:
I am in a fair Way of having no other Tasks than such as I
shall like to give my Self, and of enjoying what I look upon
as a great Happiness, Leisure to read,
make Experiments, and converse at large with such
ingenious and worthy Men as are pleas'd to honour me with their friendship
and Acquaintance, on such points as may produce something for
the common benefit of mankind, uninterrupted by the
little cares and fatigues of business
'He lived usefully, '" Franklin wrote his mother,
"than 'He died rich.'" Man as Franklin:
I am in a fair Way of having no other Tasks than such as I
shall like to give my Self, and of enjoying what I look upon
as a great Happiness, Leisure to read,
make Experiments, and converse at large with such
ingenious and worthy Men as are pleas'd to honour me with their friendship
and Acquaintance, on such points as may produce something for
the common benefit of mankind, uninterrupted by the
little cares and fatigues of business
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"I would rather have it said,
'He lived usefully, '"
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Franklin wrote his mother,
"than 'He died rich.'"
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Man as Franklin:
I am in a fair Way of having
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no other Tasks than such as I
shall like to give my Self,
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and of enjoying what I look upon
as a great Happiness,
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Leisure to read,
make Experiments,
00:00:23.822 --> 00:00:27.691
and converse at large with such
ingenious and worthy Men
00:00:27.726 --> 00:00:29.422
as are pleas'd to honour me
00:00:29.461 --> 00:00:32.003
with their friendship
and Acquaintance,
00:00:32.131 --> 00:00:33.963
on such points as may produce
00:00:33.999 --> 00:00:38.164
something for
the common benefit of mankind,
00:00:38.204 --> 00:00:42.026
uninterrupted by the
little cares and fatigues
00:00:42.997 --> 00:00:43.304
of business.
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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.
