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Benjamin Franklin
January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790
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"A republic, if you can keep it."source: In answer to a question by Mrs. Powel: "Well, doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" Franklin had just emerged from the Constitutional Convention, and his answer was recorded by Joseph McHenry. September 18, 1787.form of government
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