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Benjamin Franklin's response, "A republic, madam, if you can keep it"?

Ben Franklin In my government class, we learned about the Constitutional Convention and how some woman asked Benjamin Franklin whether the Constitution established a republic or monarchy. He said to her: "A republic, madam, if you can keep it." I don’t understand what he meant by this, can anyone explain it to me? Thank you!

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What influences did benjamin franklin get from people around him?

Ben Franklin what source influence and inspiration did benjamin franklin get that made him do the things he did

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What does this quote by Benjamin Franklin mean?

Ben Franklin I need to write an essay on this quote by Benjamin Franklin (1759, Historical View of Pennsylvania) "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Can somebody please explain this quote to me or give me a website helping me with this quote… [...]

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Is there any other family trees related to Benjamin Franklin?

Ben Franklin I wanted to know if there were anyone else who knows their related to him and how they are. When I looked it up in other sources people thought there were no descendants of him at all that were alive today (which I know is not true). So if his child had children [...]

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Did Benjamin Franklin live in Rhode Island?

Ben Franklin I’m doing a ABC Book for my state report and my state is Rhode Island. I’m stuck on the letter "F" and I was thinking of Benjamin Franklin because of his last name. I just need to know if he ever lived or stayed in Rhode Island. Thanks!

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how Benjamin Franklin came to the United State?

Ben Franklin how Benjamin Franklin came to the United State?

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Shouldn't President Ronald Reagan be on the $100 bill, replacing President Benjamin Franklin?

Ben Franklin Ronald Reagan was a much better President than Benjamin Franklin. Ronald Reagan was in fact, the greatest hero this nation has ever known. It was his policies that eventually led to the death of Bin Laden – a death in which Obama deserves no credit. Reagan policies killed Bin Laden.

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In the sentence, Benjamin Franklin enjoyed experimenting with electricity and inventing tools used by many peo?

Ben Franklin 20. In the sentence, Benjamin Franklin enjoyed experimenting with electricity and inventing tools used by many people, which word is a participle? a. experimenting b. invented c. used d. inventing

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Was Benjamin Franklin talking about Yahoo Answers – Politics?

Ben Franklin There is no science, the study of which is more useful and commendable than the knowledge of the true interest of one’s Country; and perhaps there is no kind of learning more abstruse and intricate, more difficult to acquire in any degree of perfection than this, and there fore none more generally neglected. [...]

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Whats a good thesis statement about Benjamin Franklin?

Ben Franklin I have a paper to write but I’ve never really gotten the jist of thesis statements. Can I include more than one aspect? I want to write about how Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor and innovator. I was thinking something like this "During his time, Bejamin Frankling has proven that his inventions [...]

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