A republic, if you can keep it.

Benjamin Franklin

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Topic

Fragility of democracy American experiment

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Founding Father Politician Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. Response to a question by Mrs. Powel. Constitutional Convention. 18 Sept. 1787, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. Quoted in "'A Republic if you can keep it': Elizabeth Willing Powwel, Benjamin Franklin, and the James McHenry Journal. Library of Congress. Posted 6 Jan. 2022, blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts.

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Second Amendment Gun rights
Source
Bill of Rights Constitution of the United States
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

United States Constitution. Amend. 2.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 2.