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A Republic If You Can Keep It

Originally published July 15, 2010, By Linda. Updated September 21, 2014. 2 Comments

A Republic If You Can Keep It

The story goes that Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he left the Constitutional Convention 1 Recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in his diary which was reprinted in 1906. Reference.. She asked: “What have you given us?” Franklin is said to have replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.” This exchange […]

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Ignorance is Bliss? No. Ignorance is Ignorance.

Originally published July 9, 2010, By Linda. Updated February 27, 2018. 1 Comment

Ignorance is Bliss?  No.  Ignorance is Ignorance.

“More than 200 years later, we’re still trying to nail down who exactly these men were and what exactly they believed.” Upon reading this line from Micah Mertes’ article “Whose Side are the Founders On?” in the July 4th edition of the Lincoln Journal Star, I wanted to ask a few questions of my own.  […]

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