The Collection·Room II · The Cited Quotes·A republic, if you can keep it.
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FRANKLIN · SEPTEMBER 17, 1787
A republic, if you can keep it.
Franklin's answer as the Convention closed, recorded in James McHenry's journal: the founding's shortest job description.
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| source | James McHenry's journal of the Constitutional Convention, September 17, 1787 |
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| typeface | Caslon |
| paper | 100 lb cream cover, 24 x 18 (landscape) |
| press | Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas |
| edition | — |
As the Constitutional Convention closed on September 17, 1787, a lady asked Franklin what the delegates had made, a republic or a monarchy. His answer was recorded that day in the journal of James McHenry, delegate from Maryland. The sheet credits the journal, because that is where the words actually live.
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