Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended,
Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Source: as recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in a diary entry
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Mike // July 4, 2009 at 8:09 am |
Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended,
Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Source: as recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in a diary entry
datingjesus // July 4, 2009 at 8:30 am |
Excellent quote: If you can keep it.