And, finally, Franklingets up and he says, "When we were young tradesmenhere in...
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Isaacson: And, finally, Franklin
gets up and he says, "When we were young tradesmen
here in Philadelphia, "we had a joint of wood
that didn't quite fit, "we'd take a little from one
side and shave from the other until we had a joint that would
hold together for centuries." And his point was that
compromises may not make great heroes, but they do
make great democracies
gets up and he says, "When we were young tradesmen
here in Philadelphia, "we had a joint of wood
that didn't quite fit, "we'd take a little from one
side and shave from the other until we had a joint that would
hold together for centuries." And his point was that
compromises may not make great heroes, but they do
make great democracies
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Isaacson: And, finally, Franklin
gets up and he says,
00:00:05.996 --> 00:00:07.701
"When we were young tradesmen
here in Philadelphia,
00:00:07.074 --> 00:00:10.801
"we had a joint of wood
that didn't quite fit,
00:00:10.843 --> 00:00:13.472
"we'd take a little from one
side and shave from the other
00:00:13.512 --> 00:00:16.744
until we had a joint that would
hold together for centuries."
00:00:16.782 --> 00:00:20.651
And his point was that
compromises may not make
00:00:20.686 --> 00:00:24.002
great heroes, but they do
make great democracies.
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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.
