Benjamin Franklin Quote

Famous Quote from Benjamin Franklin,

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."

By:	Benjamin Franklin (more quotes by Benjamin Franklin or books by/about Benjamin Franklin)
	(1706-1790) US Founding Father
Date:	1787
Source:	as recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in a diary entry.
Categories:	America, Constitution, Democracy, Independence, Liberty, Republic
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