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Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution because I expect
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Benjamin Franklin

Thus I consent, sir, to thisConstitution because I expect no better, and because Iam not...

Thus I consent, sir, to this
Constitution because I expect no better, and because I
am not sure that it is not the best

Full Transcript

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Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution because I expect
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no better, and because I am not sure that it is
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not the best.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:17
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 Woman as Deborah Franklin: I said when I was advised - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Woman as Deborah Franklin: I said when I was advised
S01 • E01 I sent to ask my brother to come and bring his gun. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
I sent to ask my brother to come and bring his gun.
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin's motion was approved. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: Franklin's motion was approved.
S01 • E01 If any one came to disturb me, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
If any one came to disturb me,
S01 • E02 One by one, the delegates signed the new Constitution, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
One by one, the delegates signed the new Constitution,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Shocked at the reports of mob violence in the colonies, - Benjamin Franklin 00:28
Narrator: Shocked at the reports of mob violence in the colo...
S01 • E02 And I think he was relieved that it brought Americans together. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And I think he was relieved that it brought Americans togeth...
S01 • E02 And that was something that he had wanted ever since - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And that was something that he had wanted ever since
S01 • E02 He had wanted Americans to be a part of one grand whole. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He had wanted Americans to be a part of one grand whole.
S01 • E02 This might not be the best, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This might not be the best,
S01 • E02 The Constitution is the framework for an ongoing - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The Constitution is the framework for an ongoing
S01 • E01 He circulated a political cartoon illustrating that, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He circulated a political cartoon illustrating that,
S01 • E02 And it's presumed that each generation will be engaged - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And it's presumed that each generation will be engaged
S01 • E01 On February 13, 1766, Franklin appeared before Parliament, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
On February 13, 1766, Franklin appeared before Parliament,
S01 • E02 And certainly, we mean a lot more people now - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And certainly, we mean a lot more people now
S01 • E02 Narrator: With the work done, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: With the work done,
S01 • E01 Could an army make the colonists comply, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Could an army make the colonists comply,
S01 • E02 Franklin was approached by one of the city's - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Franklin was approached by one of the city's
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Suppose a military force - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Man as Franklin: Suppose a military force
S01 • E01 They cannot force a man to take stamps - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
They cannot force a man to take stamps