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Franklin took an honorable part in the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention of 1776, and to him was due the fine phrase in the Pennsylvania Bill of Rights, "That all men have a natural and inalienable right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences and understanding." FRANKLIN TOOK AN HONOURABLE PART IN THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX AND TO HIM WAS DUE THE FINAL PHRASE IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BILL OF RIGHTS THAT ALL MEN HAVE A NATURAL AND INALIENABLE RIGHT TO WORSHIP ALMIGHTY GOD ACCORDING TO THE DICTATES OF THEIR OWN CONSCIENCES AND UNDERSTANDING
 dignities, in that year and a half, he was one of the half dozen men who designated the framework of the future state and national governments of America. [Illustration: THREE PLATES BEARING PORTRAITS OF FRANKLIN Made by Veuve Perrin, Marseilles, France, late in the eighteenth century. Metropolitan Museum of Art] July 21, 1775, Franklin formally presented to Congress a skilful plan for a federal government, which was the foundation stone of the present Federal Constitution. It contains some things out of the Albany plan of 1754; and had it been adopted as it stood, would have been a better instrument of government than was later drawn up by Congress. Franklin proposed and urged a strong, vigorous and well-knit union. He was also a member of the committee to draw up the Declaration of Independence in 1776. His principal contribution to the discussion was his famous retort when somebody said, “We must all hang together”--“Yes, we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.” TITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX HE WAS APPOINTED ENVOY OF THE UNITED STATES TO FRANCE BESIDES THESE DIGNITIES IN THAT YEAR AND A HALF HE WAS ONE OF THE HALF DOZEN MEN WHO DESIGNATED THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FUTURE STATE AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS OF AMERICA JULY TWENTY ONE SEVENTEEN SEVENTY FIVE FRANKLIN FORMALLY PRESENTED TO CONGRESS A SKILFUL PLAN FOR A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH WAS THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE PRESENT FEDERAL CONSTITUTION IT CONTAINS SOME THINGS OUT OF THE ALBANY PLAN OF SEVENTEEN FIFTY FOUR AND HAD IT BEEN ADOPTED AS IT STOOD WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT THAN WAS LATER DRAWN UP BY CONGRESS FRANKLIN PROPOSED AND URGED A STRONG VIGOROUS AND WELL KNIT UNION HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO DRAW UP THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX HIS PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION WAS HIS FAMOUS RETORT WHEN SOMEBODY SAID WE MUST ALL HANG TOGETHER YES WE MUST ALL HANG TOGETHER OR ELSE WE SHALL ALL HANG SEPARATELY
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