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Benjamin Franklin

"Were I a Roman Catholic,"he wrote Deborah, "perhaps I shouldon this occasion "vow to...

"Were I a Roman Catholic,"
he wrote Deborah, "perhaps I should
on this occasion "vow to build a chapel
to some saint; "but as I am not,
if I were to vow at all, it should be to build
a lighthouse." In London, he found lodging
at a home on Craven Street, a short walk from
the British government offices at Whitehall

Full Transcript

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"Were I a Roman Catholic," he wrote Deborah,
00:00:03.702 --> 00:00:06.695
"perhaps I should on this occasion
00:00:06.739 --> 00:00:09.709
"vow to build a chapel to some saint;
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"but as I am not, if I were to vow at all,
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it should be to build a lighthouse."
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In London, he found lodging at a home on Craven Street,
00:00:21.253 --> 00:00:24.223
a short walk from the British government offices
00:00:24.256 --> 00:00:26.001
at Whitehall.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:42
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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.