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"At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a Mrs. Powel anxiously awaited the results, and as Benjamin Franklin emerged from the long task now finished, asked him directly: "Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic if you can keep it" responded Franklin." http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2000/cr020200.htm
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Which large Asian republic was founded in 1911?
China
Which country is the oldest surviving republic in the world?
1. Most Serene Republic of San Marino - Republic founded in 301, became a Parliamentary Democratic Republic in 1243 2. United States of America - Federal Republic founded in 1787 *United Kingdom of Great Britain - Constitutional Monarchy founded in 1707; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - established 1927
What does the quote A Republic If you can keep it mean?
what the quote is saying is that although they created a republic it is up to the people to keep it intact.
Who came up with the republic?
Plato wrote texts regarding the infrastructure of a Republic system, how ever Republic states were founded before than, often found in Greece and Rome.
Which president said 'The Bible is the rock on which the republic rests?
Andrew Jackson.
