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we got ... With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, A republic, if you 
can keep it. ... Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right 
that ... there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the 
people if... [DOC] [TLE] Perspectives on the Constitution: A Republic, If You Can Keep It ... [PAR] Perspectives on the Constitution: A Republic, If You Can Keep It ... their own 
reaction to the US Constitution when it was presented to them for their signatures 
... Benjamin Franklin, ever the optimist even at the age of 81, gave what was for 
him a ... to democratic government ever since: how to implement principles of 
popular... [DOC] [TLE] A Republic, if You Can Keep It . . . | What Would The Founders Think? [PAR] At the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Franklin was queried as he 
... I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the ... Our 
Constitution created a limited representative republic. .... I'll say it again! ... a 
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drafting the Constitution, they created a government of law and not of ... American 
poet James Russell Lowell warned that "democracy gives every... [DOC] [TLE] 1593. Benjamin Franklin (1706-90). Respectfully Quoted: A ... [PAR] 618 reads: A lady asked Dr. Franklin Well Doctor what have we got a republic or 
a monarchy. A republic replied the Doctor if you can keep it. When McHenry's... [DOC] [TLE] A Republic, If You Can Keep It - UtahLinks [PAR] ... have you given us, Dr. Franklin? He replied: A republic, if you can keep it. 1. 
It is noteworthy that Article 4, Section 4 of the United States Constitution specifies 
... State in the United States was to have a Republican form of government: The 
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Hamilton, the organizer of The Federalist essays, said ... topics related to the 
United States Constitution, founding principles, and the early republic. [DOC] [TLE] A Republic If You Can Keep It - The American Interest [PAR] Sep 15, 2016 ... Franklin replied, A Republic, if you can keep it. ... nearly everyone interviewed in 
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campaign to brainwash us into believing we were a democracy didn't ... In a 
speech he gave in June 1788, urging ratification of the Constitution, he 
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Question: Franklin said the constitution gave the U.S. this form of government, "if you can keep it"
Answer: a republic