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"A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born.
I said "date" instead of "day" because of that Julian/Gregorian thing.
“A Republic, if you can keep it”—attributed to Benjamin Franklin, born today 1706, who was reputedly asked in Philadelphia what kind of government the Founders had decided on:
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Tue Jan 17, 2023: "A Republic, if you can keep it." On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born.
Sun Jan 17, 2021: On this date, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born.