Benjamin Franklin "A Republic If You Can Keep It" - Motivational Graphic Tee

Benjamin Franklin was an American printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat. One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, some have called him one of the "indispensable men" long with Washington, he helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He made important contributions to science, especially in the understanding of electricity, and is remembered for the wit, wisdom, and elegance of his writing.

On the last day of the Constitutional Convention, September 18, 1787, a Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Dr. Franklin, "Well Doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy?"  "A republic," replied the Doctor, "if you can keep it.”   Honor the wit and wisdom of Benjamin Franklin with this great shirt!