Liberty's Kids (TV Series)

Honor and Compromise (2002)

Walter Cronkite: Benjamin Franklin

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Benjamin Franklin : As spring brings with it its promise of new beginnings, I am thrilled that America and France are now allies. I'm certain this new alliance will bring peace. The British will have no stomach for being drawn into a world war with France. However, I have a grave concern, so grave that I've sent this note by secret messenger to ensure its safe arrival. The minister of France will arrive on United State shores in a month. We must greet him as one united nation of thirteen separate states. Please convey my deepest sense of urgency to Henry Lawrence and the other members of Congress to set aside their differences and speak with a strong, united voice.