Take strong interests in the ... I forgot the rest
take a strong interest in the good of society
~apex & a student .... a very important sudent *wink wink*
They believed the new republic must take a strong interest in the good of society.
take a strong interest in the good of society ~apex & a student .... a very important sudent *wink wink*
take a strong interest in the good of society ~apex & a student .... a very important sudent *wink wink*
a system of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them
a system of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them
He meant 'keep' as in 'maintain': 'a republic, if you can maintain it'. Historically, republics don't have the best track record (I'm looking at you, Rome, Athens, and Florence). Benjamin Franklin meant that the republic that he had helped to created in the US was a gift, if the citizens of the US were able to make it work, and not let what happened to Rome happen to the US.
"A republic, if you can keep it."
A Republic is a great, but delicate, thing.
Representative government (apex)
Benjamin Franklin
According to the National Constitution Center, www.constitutioncenter.org, There is a story, often told, that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the delegates had created. His answer was: "A republic, if you can keep it."
A way for people to make a living