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Glenn Thompson: “A republic, Madam, if you can keep it.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
A republic, Madam, if you can keep it.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Referencing Benjamin Franklin's words on the responsibility of maintaining a republic.

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