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3 - The Big Lie

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2022

John L. Campbell
John L. Campbell
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Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
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Upon leaving the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Benjamin Franklin is supposed to have been asked whether the framers had given us a monarchy or a republic. As legend has it, Franklin’s reply was short and sweet: “A republic, if you can keep it.” The principal difference between the two is the presence in a republic of free and fair elections – the institutional core of any democracy.

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Institutions under Siege
Donald Trump's Attack on the Deep State
 , pp. 46 - 76
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • The Big Lie
  • John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
  • Book: Institutions under Siege
  • Online publication: 08 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009170178.004
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  • The Big Lie
  • John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
  • Book: Institutions under Siege
  • Online publication: 08 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009170178.004
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  • The Big Lie
  • John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
  • Book: Institutions under Siege
  • Online publication: 08 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009170178.004
Available formats
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