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Happy Constitution Day this weekend! During this week in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. Perhaps you’ve heard what Benjamin Franklin did immediately afterwards?
He’d been spotted by a Philadelphia matron as he emerged from that meeting. She was curious. What had delegates been doing behind closed doors? “Doctor,” she reportedly called out, “what have we got, a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin’s response was brief: “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
He’d been spotted by a Philadelphia matron as he emerged from that meeting. She was curious. What had delegates been doing behind closed doors? “Doctor,” she reportedly called out, “what have we got, a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin’s response was brief: “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
TWIH: Constitution Day
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I have a copy of the Constitution, and I probably know more about it than many of the fools in Congress
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PO1 Kevin Dougherty
That would not take much. I have been studying it for a while, and am currently reading a book on the "Origins of American Constitutionaliism" it's obviously written by a professor for academics, but very interesting.
BTW, Tara has many excellent articles and books, well researched and written.
BTW, Tara has many excellent articles and books, well researched and written.
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