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Former United States Representative

Fisher Ames was a significant figure in the early history of the United States, serving as a Representative from Massachusetts. He was instrumental in drafting the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Ames was born on April 9, 1758, and died on July 4, 1808.

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“Our liberty depends on our education, our laws, and habits . . . it is founded on morals and religion, whose authority reigns in the heart, and on the influence all these produce on public opinion before that opinion governs rulers.”

Heart Law Liberty Moral Opinion Virtue Influence Produce Depends Habit Authority Rulers Reign Public Opinion Morality And Religion Moral Virtues

Book:The influences of democracy on liberty, property, and the happiness of society, considered

Source: The influences of democracy on liberty, property, and the happiness of society, considered

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

People Government Religion Order Depends Morality Preservation Piety

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