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Man as Franklin: I believe He is pleased
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Benjamin Franklin

I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those He has created; and since...

Man as Franklin:
I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those He has created; and since without virtue man can
have no happiness in this world, I firmly believe He
delights to see me virtuous

Full Transcript

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Man as Franklin: I believe He is pleased
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and delights in the happiness
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of those He has created;
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and since without virtue man can have no happiness in this world,
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I firmly believe He delights to see me virtuous.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:36
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 Franklin was wearing it to keep his head warm and to hide - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Franklin was wearing it to keep his head warm and to hide
S01 • E02 Chaplin: It's such a great costume and prop, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Chaplin: It's such a great costume and prop,
S01 • E01 A virtuous heretick shall be saved - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
A virtuous heretick shall be saved
S01 • E01 Narrator: No one feared for Benjamin's soul - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
Narrator: No one feared for Benjamin's soul
S01 • E02 I am the famous Benjamin Franklin... - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
I am the famous Benjamin Franklin...
S01 • E02 The "Prometheus of the Modern Age," - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
The "Prometheus of the Modern Age,"
S01 • E02 Narrator: French admirers hung portraits of him over the - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: French admirers hung portraits of him over the
S01 • E02 Poems were written about the great American scientist - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Poems were written about the great American scientist
S01 • E01 Benjamin, for whom tolerance was becoming - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Benjamin, for whom tolerance was becoming
S01 • E02 A collection of "Poor Richard's" aphorisms - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
A collection of "Poor Richard's" aphorisms
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Honored Father and Mother, I imagine - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Man as Franklin: Honored Father and Mother, I imagine
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: Dear Sally, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: Dear Sally,
S01 • E01 I think vital Religion has always suffer'd, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I think vital Religion has always suffer'd,
S01 • E02 These, with the pictures, busts, and prints, of which - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
These, with the pictures, busts, and prints, of which
S01 • E01 And the Scripture assures me, that at the last Day, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And the Scripture assures me, that at the last Day,
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: The King, Louis XVI, became sort of - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Jenkinson: The King, Louis XVI, became sort of
S01 • E01 Schiff: He's a man of omnivorous curiosity, um, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Schiff: He's a man of omnivorous curiosity, um,
S01 • E02 He had a chamber pot with an image of Franklin put - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
He had a chamber pot with an image of Franklin put
S01 • E01 He's so bent on self-improvement, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He's so bent on self-improvement,
S01 • E01 He gives us this idea that human nature - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He gives us this idea that human nature