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Man as Franklin: We must not expect
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Benjamin Franklin

We must not expect that a new governmentmay be formed, as a game of chess maybe played, by...

Man as Franklin:
We must not expect that a new government
may be formed, as a game of chess may
be played, by a skillful hand, without a fault

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Man as Franklin: We must not expect
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that a new government may be formed,
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as a game of chess may be played, by a skillful hand,
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without a fault.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:28:21
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 He did not like Black people when he was a young man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He did not like Black people when he was a young man.
S01 • E02 We are making experiments in politics. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
We are making experiments in politics.
S01 • E01 It's very distasteful to say, but it's true. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It's very distasteful to say, but it's true.
S01 • E02 The players of our game are so many, their ideas - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
The players of our game are so many, their ideas
S01 • E01 He had once written that the hardest thing for a man to do - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He had once written that the hardest thing for a man to do
S01 • E01 But to succeed in doing it is a test of one's humanity. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But to succeed in doing it is a test of one's humanity.
S01 • E02 Narrator: The convention adopted many provisions - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: The convention adopted many provisions
S01 • E02 A 2-body legislature, a single executive who could veto laws... - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
A 2-body legislature, a single executive who could veto laws...
S01 • E02 And others that he did... A 4-year presidential term, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
And others that he did... A 4-year presidential term,
S01 • E01 These poor People have been always our Friends. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
These poor People have been always our Friends.
S01 • E01 Their Fathers received ours, when Strangers here, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Their Fathers received ours, when Strangers here,
S01 • E02 One of the thorniest issues was how Congress - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
One of the thorniest issues was how Congress
S01 • E02 Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had
S01 • E01 Narrator: Native Americans - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: Native Americans
S01 • E02 Larger states, which would be contributing more in taxes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Larger states, which would be contributing more in taxes,
S01 • E01 As white settlements continued to push onto their homelands, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
As white settlements continued to push onto their homelands,
S01 • E02 Franklin was placed on a committee to find - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin was placed on a committee to find
S01 • E02 Isaacson: And, finally, Franklin gets up and he says, - Benjamin Franklin 00:24
Isaacson: And, finally, Franklin gets up and he says,
S01 • E01 On December 14, 1763, 50 frontiersmen - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
On December 14, 1763, 50 frontiersmen
S01 • E01 The mob moved on to Lancaster, where they murdered 14 more - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The mob moved on to Lancaster, where they murdered 14 more