Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that…

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency, but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes!

Benjamin Franklin

Letters of Benjamin Franklin · 1789

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Fragility of democracy American experiment

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1789

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Benjamin Franklin

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Franklin, Benjamin. Letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy. 13 Nov. 1789.

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