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

Quote by Fisher Ames

Topics: Ambition Quotes, Democracy Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Government Quotes, Ignorance Quotes, Liberty Quotes

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These...

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These...

No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the...

No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the...

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the...

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the...

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the...

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the...

The gentleman puts me in mind of an old hen which persists in setting after...

The gentleman puts me in mind of an old hen which persists in setting after...