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That speech of Franklin's was recorded by James Madison in his "Notes of debates in the Federal Convention of 1787". Actually, Franklin wrote it out the night before and the speech was read by James Wilson of the Pennsylvania delegation. Franklin was getting on in years at that point, having been replaced as Ambassador to France by Thomas Jefferson.
The ISBN # is 0-393-30405-1 published by W.W. Norton & Company of New York and London. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a true understanding of the Constitution.
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