If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty - Metaxas, Eric

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If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty by Metaxas, Eric Format: Hardcover with Dust JacketPublished by Viking, 2016 In 1787, when the Constitution was drafte d, a woman asked Ben Franklin what the founders had given the American people. "A republic," he shot back, "if you can keep it." More than two centuries later, Metaxas examines what that means and how we are doing on that score.If You Can Keep It is at once a thrilling review of America's uniqueness—including our role as a "nation of nations"—and a chilling reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless we embrace our own crucial role in living out what the founders entrusted to us. Metaxas explains that America is not a nation bounded by ethnic identity or geography, but rather by a radical and unprecedented idea, based on liberty and freedom for all. He cautions us that it's nearly past time we reconnect to that idea, or we may lose the very foundation of what made us exceptional in the first place.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more