Following the conclusion of the Philadelphia convention of 1787 that created the US federal Constitution, according to Maryland delegate James McHenry: “A lady asked Dr. Franklin, Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy. A republic replied the Doctor if you can keep it.”（from Big is Beautiful, by Robert D. Atkinson & Michael Lind, P135）

It's said that freedom is never free; based on a string of recent events in the US election, I think it costs a lot to maintain it.

上二段的大意是：

有人问100美元头像的那个富兰克林：你们鼓捣出来的是共和国，还是君主国，博士回答说：如果你们能坚持下去，它就是共和国。因此，开头不重要，坚持下去才重要。人们都说自由从来都不是免费的，基于对近期美国大选的观察，自由的维护成本也很高。

我翻译的Big is Beautiful, Debunking the myth of small business近期要出版，从中你可以了解美国民主、共和两党在发展经济上的分歧，为什么美国政策会让日本经济腾飞，后来又让某个国家经济腾飞。站在美国的立场上，特朗普以经济建设为中心对美国有利，但破坏了原有的政治生态。

原来的美国政人钱少人傻，聪明人都去搞科技、金融了，现在的美国政人是钱多人傻，被人蚕食。