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Phil Roe: “At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin asked, 'What have you wrought?' He answered…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
At the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin asked, 'What have you wrought?' He answered, 'Republic, if you can keep it.'
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Phil Roe
Tennessee

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Roe emphasizes the importance of maintaining the republic's principles.

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