Fragility of democracy

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Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency, but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes!

Benjamin Franklin

Letters of Benjamin Franklin

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Fragility of democracy American experiment

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Benjamin Franklin

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Letters of Benjamin Franklin

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Letter

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English

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1789 1780s 18th century

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Franklin, Benjamin. Letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy. 13 Nov. 1789.

A republic, if you can keep it.

Benjamin Franklin

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Fragility of democracy American experiment

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Benjamin Franklin

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Speech

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English

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1787 1780s 18th century

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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.