It was on this day in 1789 that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote what was probably his last great quote, a saying about the Constitution and life that became true about five months later.

Yale University will observe Constitution Day on September 18 with activities highlighting Benjamin Franklin’s contribution to the Constitutional Convention, on the occasion of his 300th birthday. The ...

User-Created Clip by mcgorry May 25, 2017 2016-07-09T21:35:41-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/fbd/20160709213716003_hd.jpgAuthor and journalist Walter Isaacson ...

This Halloween season, imagine we could ask the ghost of Benjamin Franklin one question. When asked what kind of government we have, based on the constitution he helped write, did Ben really say, “A ...

In 1787, at the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Well, Doctor, what have we got — a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin replied, “A Republic, if you ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin in Franklin County on Constitution Day. The statue is part of a statewide campaign to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

When Trump lawyer D. John Sauer spoke before the Supreme Court last week calling for presidential immunity for “official acts,” he repeatedly argued that at least one revolutionary mind would be on ...