If You Can Keep It : The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty

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The title of this book is stolen from Benjamin Franklin when asked if we were founding a monarchy or a republic. With his classic quick wit, he responded, "A republic... if you can keep it." This book, by a radio talk show host, comprises a series of lecture-type chapters that admonishes patrioti...

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This book eloquently reminds us of what our country has been and gives hope that we, as a people, could regain and practice the ideals that once characterized America. There is more than a little religiosity, but it remains a sound piece of encouragement in these or any other times, as demonstrat...

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If You Can Keep It The Forgotten Promise Of American Liberty (Eric Metaxas) (2016) . Dr James McHenry (a Maryland delegate) reports that as Benjamin Franklin emerged from Independence Hall at the close of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a certain Mrs Powell of Philadelphia asked, "Well Doc...

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If You Can Keep It The Forgotten Promise Of American Liberty (Eric Metaxas) (2016) . Dr James McHenry (a Maryland delegate) reports that as Benjamin Franklin emerged from Independence Hall at the close of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a certain Mrs Powell of Philadelphia asked, "Well Doc...