What Tom Holland has said about Constitutional Convention (United States)
1 quote · 1 episode · Jul 1, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Constitutional Convention (United States) once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on July 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland praises Franklin's pragmatic, compromising spirit at the Constitutional Convention over the certainty of other revolutionaries.
“Who wouldn't prefer that kind of spirit of pragmatic compromise to the white-hot certainty of a Cromwell or a Robespierre or a Lenin?”
The Rest Is History: 684. Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2) (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:26
Episodes
684. Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2)The Rest Is History · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Benjamin Franklin's life from Puritan Boston boyhood and Enlightenment fame to revolutionary diplomat, Constitution signatory and late abolitionist.
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