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There is no reason for the French to enter into any
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Benjamin Franklin

There is no reason forthe French to enter into any serious alliance until theAmericans...

There is no reason for
the French to enter into any serious alliance until the
Americans have proved that they can actually win this war,
or at least put up a fight

Full Transcript

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There is no reason for the French to enter into any
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serious alliance until the Americans have proved that
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they can actually win this war, or at least put up a fight.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:42
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 • E02 So, this is the news that he needs to take to Vergennes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
So, this is the news that he needs to take to Vergennes,
S01 • E02 Now, will you officially..." because until this point, - Benjamin Franklin 00:29
Now, will you officially..." because until this point,
S01 • E01 He wanted to learn more. He wanted to go - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He wanted to learn more. He wanted to go
S01 • E01 Narrator: Despite his lack of a formal education, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: Despite his lack of a formal education,
S01 • E01 Now, with more time to pursue - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Now, with more time to pursue
S01 • E02 Man as Ambassador Lord Stormont: They play us off - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Man as Ambassador Lord Stormont: They play us off
S01 • E02 Franklin's natural subtlety gives him a great advantage - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin's natural subtlety gives him a great advantage
S01 • E02 It is easy to see that in such a situation peace between - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
It is easy to see that in such a situation peace between
S01 • E01 He studied the earth's rotation; - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
He studied the earth's rotation;
S01 • E02 Narrator: On February 6, 1778, Franklin - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: On February 6, 1778, Franklin
S01 • E01 Isaacson: He loved anatomy, he loved botany, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Isaacson: He loved anatomy, he loved botany,
S01 • E01 He was most curious to know everything you can know about - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He was most curious to know everything you can know about
S01 • E02 One, a treaty of friendship and commerce, meant French aid - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
One, a treaty of friendship and commerce, meant French aid
S01 • E01 Wanting to know everything is a key to his creativity. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Wanting to know everything is a key to his creativity.
S01 • E01 Narrator: He observed weather patterns - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: He observed weather patterns
S01 • E02 The other, the most important, was a treaty - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The other, the most important, was a treaty
S01 • E02 France had officially joined the American Revolution. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
France had officially joined the American Revolution.
S01 • E01 For an ailing brother, he fashioned - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
For an ailing brother, he fashioned
S01 • E02 Isaacson: When they signed the treaty, he wears this old, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Isaacson: When they signed the treaty, he wears this old,
S01 • E02 And it's the one he had worn in the Cockpit, when he had - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And it's the one he had worn in the Cockpit, when he ha...