A monarchy is a merchantman, which sails well, but will sometimes strike on a rock and go to the bottom, whilst a republic is a raft which will never sink, but then your feet are always in water.
Fisher Ames Quotes
Showing all quotesFisher Ames (4)
Birth: | 9th April, 1758 |
Death: | 4th July, 1808 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Lawyer, Politician |
About
Fisher Ames was born in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts. He was an important leader of the Federalists in the House, and was noted for his oratorical skill. He graduated from Harvard College in 1774 when he began work as a teacher. While teaching school Ames also studied law. He was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Dedham in 1781.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 26th April
Births
- 1980 - Jordana Brewster
- 1916 - Morris West
- 1960 - Roger Andrew Taylor
- 1977 - Tom Welling
- 1710 - Thomas Reid
Deaths
- 2005 - Augusto Roa Bastos
- 1989 - Lucille Ball
- 1969 - Morihei Ueshiba
- 2004 - Lee Loevinger
- 2003 - Peter Stone
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
Advice Quotes
Art Quotes
Being Yourself Quotes
College Quotes
Computer Quotes
Flirting Quotes
Future Quotes
Genius Quotes
Gift Quotes
Inspirational Quotes
Insult Quotes
Laughter Quotes
Power Quotes
Truth Quotes
Wedding Quotes
Funny Quotes
April Fool’s Day Quotes
Business Quotes
Dedication Quotes
Economy Quotes
Wisdom Quotes
Technology Quotes
Opportunity Quotes
Christmas Quotes
Humanity Quotes
Humor Quotes
Knowledge Quotes
Service Quotes
Teamwork Quotes
Facebook Status Quotes
About Quoteswave
Quoteswave have collection of famous quotes and sayings by popular authors. We have biggest database of famous proverbs and quotes with images. We have categorized all quotes with different topics and tags like love quotes, inspirational, motivational, life, friendship, success, smile, achievement and belief quotes. Everyone love good meaningful quotes so share famous picture quotes with your friends and loved one.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends