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They were Quakers about to attend their weekly service
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Benjamin Franklin

They were Quakers about toattend their weekly service, marked by sittingin silence...

They were Quakers about to
attend their weekly service, marked by sitting
in silence together

Full Transcript

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They were Quakers about to attend their weekly service,
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marked by sitting in silence together.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:57
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 Man as Franklin: I sat down among them, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Man as Franklin: I sat down among them,
S01 • E02 By this time, Franklin had confessed to Temple - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
By this time, Franklin had confessed to Temple
S01 • E02 When Governor William Franklin visited from New Jersey, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
When Governor William Franklin visited from New Jersey,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Walking up Market Street, he passed a house - Benjamin Franklin 00:26
Narrator: Walking up Market Street, he passed a house
S01 • E02 And later, when Benjamin and William met privately, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And later, when Benjamin and William met privately,
S01 • E02 William wanted his father to stay neutral. He still thought - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
William wanted his father to stay neutral. He still thought
S01 • E02 At another meeting, neighbors could hear them shouting. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
At another meeting, neighbors could hear them shouting.
S01 • E02 Father and son went their separate ways. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Father and son went their separate ways.
S01 • E01 They struck up a romance, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
They struck up a romance,
S01 • E02 Benjamin had become a fervent revolutionary... - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Benjamin had become a fervent revolutionary...
S01 • E01 Meanwhile, patrons of the print shop had noticed - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Meanwhile, patrons of the print shop had noticed
S01 • E02 What was called a Patriot. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
What was called a Patriot.
S01 • E02 Wood: Of the major leaders, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Wood: Of the major leaders,
S01 • E01 One of them, Pennsylvania's governor William Keith, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
One of them, Pennsylvania's governor William Keith,
S01 • E02 In fact, it's hard to understand why he even joined - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
In fact, it's hard to understand why he even joined
S01 • E02 He was already successful. He was an old man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was already successful. He was an old man.
S01 • E01 He would send Franklin to London - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He would send Franklin to London
S01 • E02 Brands: Revolution is a young man's game, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Brands: Revolution is a young man's game,
S01 • E02 Narrator: At age 69, he was the oldest delegate. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Narrator: At age 69, he was the oldest delegate.
S01 • E02 Many of the 62 other delegates had not even been born when he - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Many of the 62 other delegates had not even been born when h...