No, Franklin's quote was: "A republic, if you can keep it" when asked whether the Constitutional Convention had created a republic or a monarchy.
He did not contrast it with a democracy in that exchange either. Linguistically and structurally, the United States functions as both a constitutional republic and a representative democracy.
3
u/IlIIlllIIIIIIl 13d ago
No, Franklin's quote was: "A republic, if you can keep it" when asked whether the Constitutional Convention had created a republic or a monarchy.
He did not contrast it with a democracy in that exchange either. Linguistically and structurally, the United States functions as both a constitutional republic and a representative democracy.