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Benjamin Franklin

They're accusingBenjamin Franklin of fomenting this Revolution and he just stays there,...

Isaacson: They're accusing
Benjamin Franklin of fomenting this Revolution and he just stays there, silent, and treats them
with silent contempt

Full Transcript

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Isaacson: They're accusing Benjamin Franklin of
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fomenting this Revolution
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and he just stays there, silent,
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and treats them with silent contempt.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:46:58
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 At 11:00 that night, Benjamin Franklin died. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
At 11:00 that night, Benjamin Franklin died.
S01 • E01 Narrator: When Wedderburn finally finished his diatribe, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: When Wedderburn finally finished his diatribe,
S01 • E02 He was 84 years old. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He was 84 years old.
S01 • E02 More than 20,000 people, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
More than 20,000 people,
S01 • E02 Leading it from his house on Market Street - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Leading it from his house on Market Street
S01 • E02 When he was 22 years old, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
When he was 22 years old,
S01 • E02 "The Body of B. Franklin, Printer, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
"The Body of B. Franklin, Printer,
S01 • E02 "But the Work shall not be wholly lost, - Benjamin Franklin 00:23
"But the Work shall not be wholly lost,
S01 • E01 Any hopes he had for a higher post also evaporated, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Any hopes he had for a higher post also evaporated,
S01 • E01 Franklin walked into the Cockpit an Englishman - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Franklin walked into the Cockpit an Englishman
S01 • E02 The gravestone's epitaph became, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
The gravestone's epitaph became,
S01 • E01 At that point, Franklin realized there is no future - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
At that point, Franklin realized there is no future
S01 • E02 His grandson Temple eventually published the manuscript. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
His grandson Temple eventually published the manuscript.
S01 • E02 The book would go through hundreds of editions - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
The book would go through hundreds of editions
S01 • E01 Narrator: On December 14, 1774, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: On December 14, 1774,
S01 • E01 She lingered on for a few days, - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
She lingered on for a few days,
S01 • E02 But in that self-improving, marvelously protean way, - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
But in that self-improving, marvelously protean way,
S01 • E01 If Franklin gets failing grades in any subject, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
If Franklin gets failing grades in any subject,
S01 • E02 Narrator: In his will, Franklin left most of his wealth - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: In his will, Franklin left most of his wealth
S01 • E01 Man as William Franklin: Philadelphia, December 24, 1774. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Man as William Franklin: Philadelphia, December 24, 1774.