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He argues that American per-capita wealth despite colonial status comes from an American work ethic and attitude toward life, epitomized by Benjamin Franklin.
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Benjamin Franklin
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...so like awe and wonder, resonance, sure. Resonance. Okay. Um, so Benjamin Franklin, oh sorry, not Benjamin Franklin, Walter Benjamin, would have a phrase..."
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"Mercantilism is the idea that all trade should be directed by the state for the purpose of generating wealth for the state. And so..."
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"...towards life. And this is best expressed by a man named Benjamin Franklin, okay, who is considered one of the founding fathers of America...."
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"...so like awe and wonder, resonance, sure. Resonance. Okay. Um, so Benjamin Franklin, oh sorry, not Benjamin Franklin, Walter Benjamin, would have a phrase..."
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"...he's saying is that freemasons were critical in america's founding and benjamin franklin uh was a freemason alexander hamilton uh mother was jewish so..."
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"...went to America. Many of the founding fathers of America, including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, were Freemasons. So, America was founded in many ways..."
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"...of the average American at this stage in history. Okay? Now, Benjamin Franklin, by writing his memoir, he starts a new fad in America..."
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"...All right, so let's read certain passages from the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin to gain insight into the American psychology. From the bosom of..."
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"...if you think about it we discussed the the memoir of Benjamin Franklin right?"
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