Noticed quite a few Franklin quotes popping up lately on social media relating to the storming of the capital a few days back. As a quote collector I can tell you, Ben had a million of em'! This is one of my favorites I will dedicate to FB political commentary.

The one I am seeing a lot is the famous quote from Franklin when exiting the Constitutional Convention in 1787 when asked do we have a republic or a monarchy? His reply was "A republic, if you can keep it." He had some serious doubts. What we have today is not a republic, at least not one Franklin would recognize. The constitution is clearly a document expressing Libertarian principles and is far removed from the political philosophies and practices of either the modern Republican or Democratic Party. The reality is what worked for a couple of million homogeneous white males in an agrarian society with unlimited natural resources and an endless Western frontier may not work today. We have really been living in a technocracy for as long as I have been alive, and I am pushing 70.

Here is another quote from Ben you rarely hear: “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters. ”