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<h3>If Franklin Were Here . . . </h3> | <h3>If Franklin Were Here . . . </h3> | ||
<blockquote>Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Dr. Franklin, "Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy?" <br> | <blockquote>On September 17, 1787, as the delegates to the Constitutional Convention left Independence Hall, having signed the draft Constitution, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Dr. Franklin, "Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy?"<br> | ||
— "A republic," replied the Doctor, "if you can keep it."</blockquote> | — "A republic," replied the Doctor, "if you can keep it."</blockquote> | ||