Elizabeth Willing Powel
... that it was reportedly Elizabeth Willing Powel who asked Benjamin Franklin whether the United States was to be "a republic or a monarchy", to which he responded: "A republic ... if you can keep it"?
... that it was reportedly <b id="mwAXA"><a href="./Elizabeth_Willing_Powel" id="mwAXE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Elizabeth Willing Powel">Elizabeth Willing Powel</a></b> <i id="mwAXI">(pictured)</i> who asked <a href="./Benjamin_Franklin" id="mwAXM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a> whether the United States was to be "a republic or a monarchy", to which he responded: "A republic<span about="#mwt29" class="nowrap" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"nbsp","href":"./Template:Nbsp"},"params":{},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAXQ" typeof="mw:Transclusion"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></span>... if you can keep it"?<!--Special occasion hook for February 21-->