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Quote from Fisher Ames,


"The happiness of a people, and the good order and preservation of civil government, essentially depend on piety, religion, and morality."


By:

Fisher Ames (more quotes by Fisher Ames or books by/about Fisher Ames)


(1758-1808), American statesman, orator and political writer

Source:

Massachusetts Constitution Massachusetts Constitution, 1790

Categories:

Government, Happiness, Morality, Preservation, Religion

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