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Man as Franklin: As it is impossible
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Benjamin Franklin

As it is impossible to prevent being to be concerned in no affairsthat I should blush to...

Man as Franklin:
As it is impossible to prevent being
watched by Spies, I have long observed one Rule: to be concerned in no affairs
that I should blush to have made public

Full Transcript

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Man as Franklin: As it is impossible
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to prevent being watched by Spies,
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I have long observed one Rule:
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to be concerned in no affairs that I should blush to have
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made public.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:56
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 And Franklin decides to incorporate this style - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And Franklin decides to incorporate this style
S01 • E02 If I was sure, therefore, that my valet - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
If I was sure, therefore, that my valet
S01 • E01 When to plant potatoes or peas; - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
When to plant potatoes or peas;
S01 • E01 But they stayed because these fillers were - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But they stayed because these fillers were
S01 • E01 Narrator: "Fish and visitors," Poor Richard wrote, - Benjamin Franklin 00:27
Narrator: "Fish and visitors," Poor Richard wrote,
S01 • E02 Narrator: The chief spy in Franklin's midst - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: The chief spy in Franklin's midst
S01 • E02 It was Edward Bancroft, a Massachusetts-born scientist - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
It was Edward Bancroft, a Massachusetts-born scientist
S01 • E02 Every week, Bancroft wrote seemingly personal letters - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Every week, Bancroft wrote seemingly personal letters
S01 • E01 A countryman between two lawyers - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
A countryman between two lawyers
S01 • E02 Each Tuesday night, he dropped them into the hollow of a tree - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Each Tuesday night, he dropped them into the hollow of a tre...
S01 • E01 The greatest monarch on the proudest throne, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
The greatest monarch on the proudest throne,
S01 • E02 For his work as a secret agent, England paid him - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
For his work as a secret agent, England paid him
S01 • E01 Schiff: Franklin is endlessly quotable. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Schiff: Franklin is endlessly quotable.
S01 • E01 You could live your life, I think, in Franklin aphorisms, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
You could live your life, I think, in Franklin aphorisms,
S01 • E02 His double-dealing would not come to light - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
His double-dealing would not come to light
S01 • E01 "Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead." - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
"Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead."...
S01 • E02 Schiff: Franklin is encircled - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Schiff: Franklin is encircled
S01 • E02 A set of French spies, who are, themselves, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
A set of French spies, who are, themselves,
S01 • E02 And every piece of paper that, essentially, moves off - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
And every piece of paper that, essentially, moves off
S01 • E01 This new style of humor where people are poking fun - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
This new style of humor where people are poking fun