Liberty's Kids (2002–2003)
Walter Cronkite: Benjamin Franklin
Quotes
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Benjamin Franklin : Sir, I will tell you what I've told others just like you a hundred times: Congress gave me no power to hire officers.
French Officer : But I *am* of merit!
Benjamin Franklin : Sir, you knowing that you are of merit is a good and pleasing thing, but it does not mean it is known to everybody.
French Officer : You insult me! I am of exceptional merit! Hmph!
[storms out]
Benjamin Franklin : Heaven forbid he has the price of passage. If Congress continues promoting these fools into officers, we will surely lose the war.
