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Benjamin Franklin

He begins with "Dear Son." And he's addressing itto William, or at least pretending...

Isaacson: He begins with
two very interesting words: "Dear Son." And he's addressing it
to William, or at least pretending he's
addressing it to William

Full Transcript

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Isaacson: He begins with two very interesting words:
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"Dear Son."
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And he's addressing it to William, or at least
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pretending he's addressing it to William.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:41:38
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 Ellis: If this were a petition coming from anybody else, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Ellis: If this were a petition coming from anybody else,
S01 • E01 'Cause he's trying to say, "Remember where we come from. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
'Cause he's trying to say, "Remember where we...
S01 • E01 We're not trying to be aristocratic." - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
We're not trying to be aristocratic."
S01 • E02 And it's the first outspoken, in public, debate - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And it's the first outspoken, in public, debate
S01 • E01 Now the agent representing several colonies in England... - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Now the agent representing several colonies in England...
S01 • E02 Narrator: In Congress, the petition was immediately - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: In Congress, the petition was immediately
S01 • E01 And William Franklin... the royal governor of New Jersey. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And William Franklin... the royal governor of New Jersey.
S01 • E02 Representative James Jackson of Georgia warned that if - Benjamin Franklin 00:26
Representative James Jackson of Georgia warned that if
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: It is very uncertain what Turn - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Man as Franklin: It is very uncertain what Turn
S01 • E01 The Friends of both Countries wish a reconciliation; - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
The Friends of both Countries wish a reconciliation;
S01 • E02 For that, he said, they needed slaves. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
For that, he said, they needed slaves.
S01 • E02 Isaacson: And Franklin goes back to a device he had used as - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Isaacson: And Franklin goes back to a device he had used as
S01 • E01 He was always thinking, if we can just - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He was always thinking, if we can just
S01 • E01 He probably could have been won over to the British side - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He probably could have been won over to the British side
S01 • E02 So he writes a sermon that he pretends has been given by - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
So he writes a sermon that he pretends has been given by
S01 • E01 Narrator: Tensions between England and the colonies worsened, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: Tensions between England and the colonies worsened...
S01 • E02 And it parodies the entire argument of all those who are - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And it parodies the entire argument of all those who are
S01 • E02 Narrator: "If we forbear to make slaves - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
Narrator: "If we forbear to make slaves
S01 • E01 Franklin's position was becoming increasingly untenable. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Franklin's position was becoming increasingly untenable...
S01 • E01 He was trying to represent the interests of Massachusetts, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He was trying to represent the interests of Massachusetts,