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Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation
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Benjamin Franklin

Whoever would overthrowthe Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduingthe Freeness of...

Whoever would overthrow
the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing
the Freeness of Speech

Full Transcript

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Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation,
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must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:36
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 • E02 With him was William's own son, Temple, who had been born - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
With him was William's own son, Temple, who had been bo...
S01 • E01 Narrator: When James was released from jail - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: When James was released from jail
S01 • E02 In London, Benjamin had decided to take custody - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
In London, Benjamin had decided to take custody
S01 • E01 Many cheered him for his artfulness, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Many cheered him for his artfulness,
S01 • E01 They would argue... and it sometimes came to blows. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
They would argue... and it sometimes came to blows.
S01 • E02 Now, he was bringing Temple to America, where he would meet - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Now, he was bringing Temple to America, where he would meet
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I fancy his harsh and tyrannical - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: I fancy his harsh and tyrannical
S01 • E02 Isaacson: When Benjamin Franklin sails home in 1775, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Isaacson: When Benjamin Franklin sails home in 1775,
S01 • E02 He feels this enormous sense of failure. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He feels this enormous sense of failure.
S01 • E01 Narrator: Franklin decided to run away, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: Franklin decided to run away,
S01 • E02 His whole mission had been to try to hold the Colonies - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
His whole mission had been to try to hold the Colonies
S01 • E01 After selling some of his books to pay for his passage, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
After selling some of his books to pay for his passage,
S01 • E02 Narrator: But being at sea - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: But being at sea
S01 • E02 Isaacson: He still wants to chart the Gulf Stream. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Isaacson: He still wants to chart the Gulf Stream.
S01 • E02 He still is curious about natural phenomenon. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He still is curious about natural phenomenon.
S01 • E02 And, so, there's Temple Franklin helping - Benjamin Franklin 00:23
And, so, there's Temple Franklin helping
S01 • E02 Narrator: When he and Temple arrived in Philadelphia - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: When he and Temple arrived in Philadelphia
S01 • E01 With 6,000 residents, Philadelphia was now - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
With 6,000 residents, Philadelphia was now
S01 • E02 While he was at sea, the war he had once hoped to prevent - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
While he was at sea, the war he had once hoped to prevent
S01 • E01 It was a thriving outpost of the British Empire... - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It was a thriving outpost of the British Empire...