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Quote from Fisher Ames,


"The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty."


By:

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


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

Source:

Speech in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, January 15, 1788

Categories:

Democracy, Ambition, Ignorance

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