Friday, April 17, 2009

Benjamin Franklin Fridays and "The American Form of Government"



Benjamin Franklin
Farrand?s Records of the Federal Convention of 1787
Category: Constitutional Convention

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."
Reference: The Records of the Federal Convention 0f 1781, Farrand, ed., vol. 3 (85)



"The American Form of Government"

2 comments:

  1. Blessings,
    I wanted to let you know about a new feature on my blog. It is a way to connect to my faithful readers. "Circle of love" is a new feature on fridays where I want to introduce faithful friends such as yourself to my readers.

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    Laurie

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  2. I'm back and it's so good to read your blog again! I hope the governor of Tx runs for president in 2012 - he's got my vote!!

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