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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Nathan the Wise

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Topic
Appearance vs. reality
Speaker
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Author

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Source
Nathan the Wise
Medium
Play
Language
German
Time
1783 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim. Nathan der Weise [Nathan the Wise]. 14 Apr. 1783, Dobbelinsches Theatre, Berlin, Germany, act 1, sc. 6.

Current Citation

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim. Nathan the Wise, translated by William Taylor. Dover Publications, 2015, act 1, sc. 6.