"There’s just something about unleashing a storm of steel against the Persians, as the United States has this year, that does seem kind of empire-y.
“A republic, if you can keep it,” was Benjamin Franklin’s wry definition of what he and the other participants at the Constitutional Convention had created, after winning their war against the British Empire."
Framing: assertive ·
First seen: 2026-09-11 ·
Last seen: 2026-09-11 ·
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