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Benjamin Franklin

Their Apprehension seems asquick, their Memory as strong, and their Docilityin every...

Their Apprehension seems as
quick, their Memory as strong, and their Docility
in every Respect equal to that of white Children

Full Transcript

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Their Apprehension seems as quick, their Memory as strong,
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and their Docility in every Respect
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equal to that of white Children.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:58
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 Alexander Hamilton of New York thought the president should - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Alexander Hamilton of New York thought the president should
S01 • E01 You will wonder perhaps that I should ever doubt it, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
You will wonder perhaps that I should ever doubt it,
S01 • E02 Fierce debates on all the issues raged for days - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Fierce debates on all the issues raged for days
S01 • E01 Cohn: I think a major turning point in Franklin's life - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Cohn: I think a major turning point in Franklin's life
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: We must not expect - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: We must not expect
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,