It was 1776 and the exact quote is a bit uncertain, going along the lines of 'we must hang toghether, or [most?] [assuredly?] we will all hang separately'. It was Benjamin Franklin, at the congress, before signing the delclaration of independence.
Benjamin Franklin quoted," We must indeed all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
We shall all hang together or we shall surely all hang separately.
we shall work in a group or work by ourselves.qs
"We must all hang together - or for certain we shall all hang separately."
Benjamine Franklin, referring to the members of congress
I am not sure if that was the exact quotation. I'm pretty sure it was something like "we must all hang together, or most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." It was spoken in response to a comment by John Hancock at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, who said they must all hang together, stressing that there must be unanimity in support of independence. Franklin's quote was a play on those words, joking that if they did not hang together, they would be hanged separately for treason.
He meant that unless the colonists who wanted independence worked for it together,or they would all be hanged as traitors by the British government if they did not work together.
He meant that unless the colonists who wanted independence worked for it together,or they would all be hanged as traitors by the British government if they did not work together.
im pretty sure it was on august 2 1776 at the signing of the declaration of independence
Benjamin Franklin's statement, "You must all hang together, or assuredly you shall all hang separately" was made at the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776 and meant that if they did not band together in the fight for independence, they would all be hanged separately for Treason by the British government.Most Americans were British. At the peak of the independence movement, only 1/3 of the British colonists favored the cause. Of the balance, half remained loyal and half never chose sides (which suggests they did not support the treason, so they too remained loyal).Initially, it was not a revolution. Rather, the initial goal was for colonial independence, not the overthrow of the national government of Great Britain. However, as things progressed, it evolved into a revolutionary war to reject the British Government and establish an entirely new and separate independent United States of America.
"We must all hang together or most assuredly we shall all hang separately." You're Benjamin Franklin, aren't you?
What Benjamin Franklin meant by this statement was simply that the group he was addressing should stick/work together to have more efficiency in their work or they will most likely end up dead (by the implication of hanging separately , in jail, or in a bad situation.