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Benjamin Franklin

If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you aredead and rotten, either write thingsworth...

If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are
dead and rotten, either write things
worth reading, or do things worth the writing.
Benjamin Franklin

Full Transcript

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If you would not be forgotten,
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as soon as you are dead and rotten,
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either write things worth reading,
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or do things worth the writing. Benjamin Franklin.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:05
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 He brought his wisdom, his experience, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He brought his wisdom, his experience,
S01 • E02 Brands: Franklin was born an Englishman, like everybody else - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Brands: Franklin was born an Englishman, like everybody else
S01 • E02 He is made to realize that he will never be allowed to be - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He is made to realize that he will never be allowed to be
S01 • E02 And, for that reason, he decides he has to - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And, for that reason, he decides he has to
S01 • E01 Josiah made candles and soap - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Josiah made candles and soap
S01 • E01 When his first wife died in childbirth, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
When his first wife died in childbirth,
S01 • E02 Man as William Franklin: Dear Father, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Man as William Franklin: Dear Father,
S01 • E01 Benjamin would be her eighth child. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Benjamin would be her eighth child.
S01 • E02 The same Spirit however, still prevails - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The same Spirit however, still prevails
S01 • E01 He grew up in a 4-room house - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
He grew up in a 4-room house
S01 • E02 Your dutiful son, William. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Your dutiful son, William.
S01 • E02 Narrator: The repercussions of the Boston Tea Party - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: The repercussions of the Boston Tea Party
S01 • E01 From the start, the boy was precocious. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
From the start, the boy was precocious.
S01 • E02 King George Ill ordered a crackdown - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
King George Ill ordered a crackdown
S01 • E01 He was reading the Bible by age 5. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was reading the Bible by age 5.
S01 • E01 His sister Jane recalled that he "studied incessantly" - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
His sister Jane recalled that he "studied incessantly&q...
S01 • E02 "The New England governments are in a state of rebellion," - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
"The New England governments are in a state of rebellio...
S01 • E02 "Blows must decide whether they are to be subject - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
"Blows must decide whether they are to be subject
S01 • E01 He found the long prayers before each meal tedious - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He found the long prayers before each meal tedious
S01 • E02 Until the East India Company was compensated for its lost tea, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Until the East India Company was compensated for its lost te...