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<\/a><\/p>\nMay God continue to richly bless this country, and most especially our Republic:<\/p>\n
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\u201cWell, Doctor [Franklin], what have we got\u2014a Republic or a Monarchy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA Republic, if you can keep it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stay safe. Remain vigilant. Pray without ceasing.<\/p>\n
And be at peace.<\/p>\n
Photo Image Credit:\u00a0Timo Kohlenberg, via Wikimedia Commons (United States Flag Illuminated by the Sun, 2007)<\/p>\n
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May God continue to richly bless this country, and most especially our Republic: \u00a0 \u201cWell, Doctor [Franklin], what have we got\u2014a Republic or a Monarchy?\u201d \u201cA Republic, if you can keep it.\u201d \u00a0 Stay safe. Remain vigilant. Pray without ceasing. And be at peace. Photo Image Credit:\u00a0Timo Kohlenberg, via Wikimedia Commons (United States Flag Illuminated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1976,"featured_media":2791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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