A Nation Like No Other (2011)
A Nation Like No Other
“Franklin, what have you done for us?” Franklin responded, “My dear lady, we have given to you a republic—if you can keep it.”1 In a single sentence, Dr. Franklin summed up the extraordinary drama that would play out for all of American history between the two vital forces that sustain American Exceptionalism: freedom and responsibility.
In 1787, the American people created a government that maximized individual freedoms. In order to guard against the growth of unchecked federal power, the Found...ers carefully designed a republic that divided this power among three separate but co-equal branches of a central government of limited powers, with each having the authority to check and balance the powers of the others.
Moreover, the Founders recognized that the effectiveness of these safeguards, and of the nation’s overall governmental structures, would ultimately depend upon the character of the American people. The people would have to exercise responsibility, both for themselves and for their neighbors, if they were to keep a republican form of government and the freedoms it was designed to protect.MoreLess
In 1787, the American people created a government that maximized individual freedoms. In order to guard against the growth of unchecked federal power, the Found...ers carefully designed a republic that divided this power among three separate but co-equal branches of a central government of limited powers, with each having the authority to check and balance the powers of the others.
Moreover, the Founders recognized that the effectiveness of these safeguards, and of the nation’s overall governmental structures, would ultimately depend upon the character of the American people. The people would have to exercise responsibility, both for themselves and for their neighbors, if they were to keep a republican form of government and the freedoms it was designed to protect.MoreLess
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