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The very kind of provocation he had always counseled against
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Benjamin Franklin

The very kind of provocationhe had always counseled against

The very kind of provocation
he had always counseled against

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The very kind of provocation he had always counseled against.
Duration
6 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
01:45:54
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 Alexander Wedderburn, the sharp-tongued - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Alexander Wedderburn, the sharp-tongued
S01 • E02 These I take to be the fundamental principles of all - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
These I take to be the fundamental principles of all
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin's worsening health kept him housebound. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: Franklin's worsening health kept him housebou...
S01 • E01 Man as Wedderburn: Your Lordships will not wonder - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Man as Wedderburn: Your Lordships will not wonder
S01 • E02 "People who live long, who will drink from the cup - Benjamin Franklin 00:22
"People who live long, who will drink from the cup
S01 • E01 Narrator: Wedderburn spoke for a solid hour, - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
Narrator: Wedderburn spoke for a solid hour,
S01 • E02 He asked his daughter Sally to arrange things so he could - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He asked his daughter Sally to arrange things so he could
S01 • E01 Throughout it all, Franklin stood stock still, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Throughout it all, Franklin stood stock still,
S01 • E02 On April 17, 1790, an abscess in his lung burst, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
On April 17, 1790, an abscess in his lung burst,
S01 • E01 Isaacson: They're accusing Benjamin Franklin of - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Isaacson: They're accusing Benjamin Franklin of
S01 • E02 At 11:00 that night, Benjamin Franklin died. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
At 11:00 that night, Benjamin Franklin died.
S01 • E01 Narrator: When Wedderburn finally finished his diatribe, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: When Wedderburn finally finished his diatribe,
S01 • E02 He was 84 years old. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He was 84 years old.
S01 • E02 More than 20,000 people, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
More than 20,000 people,
S01 • E02 Leading it from his house on Market Street - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Leading it from his house on Market Street
S01 • E02 When he was 22 years old, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
When he was 22 years old,
S01 • E02 "The Body of B. Franklin, Printer, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
"The Body of B. Franklin, Printer,
S01 • E02 "But the Work shall not be wholly lost, - Benjamin Franklin 00:23
"But the Work shall not be wholly lost,
S01 • E01 Any hopes he had for a higher post also evaporated, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Any hopes he had for a higher post also evaporated,
S01 • E01 Franklin walked into the Cockpit an Englishman - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Franklin walked into the Cockpit an Englishman