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This is America's original sin, and they know it
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Benjamin Franklin

This is America's original sin,and they know it

This is America's original sin,
and they know it

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This is America's original sin, and they know it.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:07
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 • E01 They had acquired a huge amount of territory, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
They had acquired a huge amount of territory,
S01 • E02 Nobody in the Convention or at that moment - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Nobody in the Convention or at that moment
S01 • E01 It was expensive to maintain - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
It was expensive to maintain
S01 • E02 The original sin of slavery - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
The original sin of slavery
S01 • E01 And he said, "Well, empires cost money." - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And he said, "Well, empires cost money."
S01 • E02 The original sin of slavery began, at least - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
The original sin of slavery began, at least
S01 • E01 Narrator: The recent war with France - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: The recent war with France
S01 • E02 For Franklin, unity and compromise was the only thing - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
For Franklin, unity and compromise was the only thing
S01 • E01 In the spring of 1765, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In the spring of 1765,
S01 • E02 Without it, it would be a failed journey. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Without it, it would be a failed journey.
S01 • E02 American democracy would not develop without it. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
American democracy would not develop without it.
S01 • E01 Now all legal documents, newspapers, books, almanacs, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Now all legal documents, newspapers, books, almanacs,
S01 • E02 And for that reason, Franklin, as well as others, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And for that reason, Franklin, as well as others,
S01 • E02 Narrator: On September 17, 1787, the delegates gathered - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: On September 17, 1787, the delegates gathered
S01 • E01 In Virginia, Patrick Henry denounced the act - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
In Virginia, Patrick Henry denounced the act
S01 • E02 Benjamin Franklin made the motion for its adoption. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Benjamin Franklin made the motion for its adoption.
S01 • E01 Riots broke out in New York; New London, Connecticut; - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Riots broke out in New York; New London, Connecticut;
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: I agree to this Constitution - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: I agree to this Constitution
S01 • E01 In Boston, a group calling themselves the Sons of Liberty - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In Boston, a group calling themselves the Sons of Liberty
S01 • E02 I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain