Constitutional convention Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a…

— Benjamin Franklin

“In 1787, Benjamin Franklin was supposedly asked what would emerge from the Constitutional Convention being held in Philadelphia. “A republic,” Franklin answered, “if you…

— Thomas M. Nichols

We gave you a Republic, if you can keep it!

— Benjamin Franklin

“The mind might be king, but the body is a republic.”

— Stephen Beresford

After the signing of the Constitution, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman on the street, "What have you given us, sir?" Franklin Responded,…

— Glenn Beck

“It was all confusing. I used to want to become a doctor, but after everything we had been through, I began to think that…

— Malala Yousafzai

“the very definition of a Republic, is "an Empire of Laws, and not of men.”

— Charles River Editors

I like that Helen Mirren has been saying the next doctor should be a woman. I would like to go on record and say…

— Steven Moffat

“Another time, he was playing [chess] with his equal, the Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that inadvertently exposed her king. Ignoring the…

— Walter Isaacson

A Republic, if you can keep it.

— Benjamin Franklin

“We are all in favour of monarchy. It is just that we cannot renounce our mission and the struggle we are conducting against an…

— Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

How could you say the best form of government is a republic if you think the universe is a monarchy?

— Alan Watts