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What Sort of Constitution Can Help Us Flourish? And How Would We Keep It?

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom." — Benjamin Franklin As Benjamin Franklin left Independence Hall after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a woman reportedly asked him, "Well, Doctor, what have we got—a republic or a monarchy?" Franklin's reply has echoed through American history: "A republic, if you can keep it." As America celebrates its 250th birthday this year, I find myself thinking about that exchange. Franklin seemed to understand something that we o

Jun 175 min read

You Have To Catch Happiness Yourself

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. Benjamin Franklin Eleven...

Jul 11, 20237 min read

Can Ben Still Help Us?

“What is more valuable than Gold? Diamonds. Than Diamonds? Virtue.” - Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1751, Ben Franklin Ten years ago, I became...

Jul 2, 20223 min read