Maxioms by Fisher Ames
No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the Bible, and an admirer of read more
No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the Bible, and an admirer of the purity and sublimity of its language.
[I]f these [new] books ... must be retained, as they will be, should not the Bible regain the place it read more
[I]f these [new] books ... must be retained, as they will be, should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book?
A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and read more
A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.
The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.
The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.
I consider biennial elections as a security that the sober,
second thought of the people shall be law.
I consider biennial elections as a security that the sober,
second thought of the people shall be law.
