Following the secret deliberations of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall to learn what had been produced. A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” Without hesitation, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.” Read Full Story
As most Americans enjoy a holiday week and especially as we join in tomorrow’s festivities of our Independence Day celebrations, we need to renew the pledges made by those who proposed the Declaration of Independence some 242 years ago — again to “mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor” to assure the birthright given to us by the Founders is passed to future Americans. Not least is to prepare for and counter today’s existential threats posed by the current forces of tyranny. Read Full Story
Anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall immediately after the U.S. Constitution was signed to learn what had been produced behind closed doors. According to Constitution signer James McHenry, a Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.” Read Full Story
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