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Narrator: One day in
Philadelphia, Franklin noticed a drummer who had painted
a rattlesnake on his drum along with the words
"Don't Tread on Me." Man as Franklin:
It occurred to me that the Rattle-Snake is found in no other quarter of the
world besides America, and may therefore be chosen, on that
account, to represent her
Philadelphia, Franklin noticed a drummer who had painted
a rattlesnake on his drum along with the words
"Don't Tread on Me." Man as Franklin:
It occurred to me that the Rattle-Snake is found in no other quarter of the
world besides America, and may therefore be chosen, on that
account, to represent her
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Narrator: One day in
Philadelphia, Franklin noticed
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a drummer who had painted
a rattlesnake on his drum
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along with the words
"Don't Tread on Me."
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Man as Franklin:
It occurred to me
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that the Rattle-Snake is found
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in no other quarter of the
world besides America, and may
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therefore be chosen, on that
account, to represent her.
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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.