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." | Quote by: | |
Date: | 1787 |
Source: | as recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in a diary entry. |
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