The author of bestselling biographies, such as of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther, Eric Metaxas wrote a book in 2016 based on a famous comment by one of the country’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin.
With an introductory look back at an important moment in the country’s early history, Mr. Metaxas’s “If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of America’s Liberty” recounts a story about a woman who approached Franklin in 1787 when he emerged from Independence Hall in Philadelphia after discussions regarding the Constitution.
