take a strong interest in the good of society
~apex & a student .... a very important sudent *wink wink*
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin believed that the citizens in the new republic must enjoy their constitutional rights.
take a strong interest in the good of society
take a strong interest in the good of society - Apex
They believed the new republic must take a strong interest in the good of society.
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.
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*
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
Take strong interests in the ... I forgot the rest
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