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"Three can keep a secret,
if two of them are dead." Isaacson: I think one of
Franklin's great inventions is that American style of
homespun humor, somebody who's pricking at
the pretensions of the elite, somebody who has sort of a
cracker barrel sensibility
if two of them are dead." Isaacson: I think one of
Franklin's great inventions is that American style of
homespun humor, somebody who's pricking at
the pretensions of the elite, somebody who has sort of a
cracker barrel sensibility
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"Three can keep a secret,
if two of them are dead."
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Isaacson: I think one of
Franklin's great inventions is
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that American style of
homespun humor,
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somebody who's pricking at
the pretensions of the elite,
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somebody who has sort of a
cracker barrel sensibility.
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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.