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? How melancholyis the reflection, that in so short a space we should've madesuch large...

� How melancholy
is the reflection, that in so short a space we should've made
such large strides towards fulfilling
the prediction of our transatlantic foe! Leave them to themselves and their government
will soon dissolve. Will not the wise
and goods strive hard to avert this evil? ♪♪♪ ‐ In the spring of 1787, the Founding Fathers
call on delegates from the 13 states
to convene in Philadelphia. Their mission,
build a more effective union. Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, now an assemblyman
from New York, and James Madison
from Virginia all agree to attend. But George Washington
is undecided. ‐ This is one of many moments
in which people step forward and say, "You know,
it's pretty important that you'll be there.
People trust you." And so he ends up being at the
constitutional convention

Full Transcript

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‐ How melancholy is the reflection,
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that in so short a space
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we should've made such large strides
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towards fulfilling the prediction
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of our transatlantic foe!
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Leave them to themselves
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and their government will soon dissolve.
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Will not the wise and goods strive hard
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to avert this evil?
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♪♪♪
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‐ In the spring of 1787,
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the Founding Fathers call on delegates
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from the 13 states to convene in Philadelphia.
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Their mission, build a more effective union.
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Benjamin Franklin,
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Alexander Hamilton,
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now an assemblyman from New York,
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and James Madison from Virginia
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all agree to attend.
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But George Washington is undecided.
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‐ This is one of many moments in which people step forward
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and say, "You know, it's pretty important
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that you'll be there. People trust you."
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And so he ends up being at the constitutional convention.
Duration
60 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:27
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

The life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
S01 • E01 ‐ It doesn't take a lot to see that this is a human being - Washington 00:11
‐ It doesn't take a lot to see that this is a human bei...
S01 • E02 If Washington's mission fails, - Washington 00:07
If Washington's mission fails,
S01 • E01 [ knives slicing ] - Washington 00:06
[ knives slicing ]
S01 • E03 He presides over the constitutional convention, - Washington 00:08
He presides over the constitutional convention,
S01 • E02 Many of them are barefoot‐‐ literally barefoot, - Washington 00:06
Many of them are barefoot‐‐ literally barefoot,
S01 • E01 [ gunshot ] - Washington 00:18
[ gunshot ]
S01 • E03 ‐ In its nearly four months in session - Washington 00:24
‐ In its nearly four months in session
S01 • E01 ‐ So what's happening is that the British frontier - Washington 00:07
‐ So what's happening is that the British frontier
S01 • E03 ‐ It was understood without anybody having to say anything - Washington 00:08
‐ It was understood without anybody having to say anything
S01 • E01 ‐ There's a huge highway into the heart of settlement. - Washington 00:05
‐ There's a huge highway into the heart of settlement....
S01 • E03 It's one of the reasons that, in the Constitution, - Washington 00:05
It's one of the reasons that, in the Constitution,
S01 • E01 That road that's built to attack Fort Duquesne - Washington 00:05
That road that's built to attack Fort Duquesne
S01 • E03 They just looked over at Washington, said, - Washington 00:09
They just looked over at Washington, said,
S01 • E01 There's no troops there, and so they're unable, - Washington 00:07
There's no troops there, and so they're unable,
S01 • E03 He is a celebrity in his own country - Washington 00:06
He is a celebrity in his own country
S01 • E01 ‐ [ whooping ] - Washington 00:06
‐ [ whooping ]
S01 • E02 ‐ To rally his man for the treacherous crossing, - Washington 00:15
‐ To rally his man for the treacherous crossing,
S01 • E01 And that's what Washington has to deal with. - Washington 00:04
And that's what Washington has to deal with.
S01 • E01 ‐ There is no order, - Washington 00:08
‐ There is no order,
S01 • E03 [crowd cheering] - Washington 00:04
[crowd cheering]