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Benjamin Franklin

It's sort of impossibleto know what was there before he did all thatand invented himself

It's sort of impossible
to know what was there before he did all that
and invented himself

Full Transcript

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It's sort of impossible to know what was there
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before he did all that and invented himself.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:51
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 • E01 Narrator: With 11 other up-and-coming tradesmen, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: With 11 other up-and-coming tradesmen,
S01 • E02 Franklin promised Washington he would do what he - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Franklin promised Washington he would do what he
S01 • E02 On his way back, Franklin reunited with his sister Jane - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
On his way back, Franklin reunited with his sister Jane
S01 • E01 But they also discussed current events - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But they also discussed current events
S01 • E02 She was still a refugee from occupied Boston. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
She was still a refugee from occupied Boston.
S01 • E01 What is wisdom? What defines good writing? - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
What is wisdom? What defines good writing?
S01 • E02 He persuaded her to come with him to Philadelphia, and they - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He persuaded her to come with him to Philadelphia, and they
S01 • E01 Did importing indentured and enslaved servants - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Did importing indentured and enslaved servants
S01 • E01 The official name of the group was the Leather Apron Club. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
The official name of the group was the Leather Apron Club.
S01 • E02 Franklin hoped her description of the carnage in Boston might - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Franklin hoped her description of the carnage in Boston migh...
S01 • E01 Informally, they called themselves the Junto, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Informally, they called themselves the Junto,
S01 • E02 William would be the last royal governor trying to carry on - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
William would be the last royal governor trying to carry on
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Franklin believed that the virtues and values - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Isaacson: Franklin believed that the virtues and values
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