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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin believedthat the virtues and values of a working middle class were going to be...

Isaacson: Franklin believed
that the virtues and values of a working middle class were going to be the backbone
of American society

Full Transcript

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Isaacson: Franklin believed that the virtues and values
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of a working middle class
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were going to be the backbone of American society.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:48
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 And I think the question to ask is, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And I think the question to ask is,
S01 • E01 The artisans, the shopkeepers, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The artisans, the shopkeepers,
S01 • E02 It's simply to go on believing what you've always believed - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It's simply to go on believing what you've always ...
S01 • E02 He was doing exactly what his father had always - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He was doing exactly what his father had always
S01 • E01 Narrator: The Junto moved its meeting place - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: The Junto moved its meeting place
S01 • E02 Man as William Franklin: For King and Country was the Motto - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Man as William Franklin: For King and Country was the Motto
S01 • E01 Eventually, they broadened the idea - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Eventually, they broadened the idea
S01 • E02 Narrator: William Franklin had assured his - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: William Franklin had assured his
S01 • E02 He had advised his wife Elizabeth to seek refuge - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He had advised his wife Elizabeth to seek refuge
S01 • E01 Dunbar: And, every year, more and more books would be - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Dunbar: And, every year, more and more books would be
S01 • E02 Benjamin Franklin would not see his son again - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Benjamin Franklin would not see his son again
S01 • E01 What was so important about the Library Company - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
What was so important about the Library Company
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: This Library afforded me - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Man as Franklin: This Library afforded me
S01 • E02 Narrator: One day in Philadelphia, Franklin noticed - Benjamin Franklin 00:24
Narrator: One day in Philadelphia, Franklin noticed
S01 • E01 Jenkinson: He always looked around wherever he was - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Jenkinson: He always looked around wherever he was
S01 • E01 "What's missing? What are the things - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
"What's missing? What are the things
S01 • E02 She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, - Benjamin Franklin 00:34
She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged,
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Self-reliance, which Franklin loved, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Isaacson: Self-reliance, which Franklin loved,
S01 • E01 But as Franklin repeatedly said, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
But as Franklin repeatedly said,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Over the coming years, Franklin and his Junto - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: Over the coming years, Franklin and his Junto