Fisher Ames (November 5, 1758 – January 14, 1808) was a United States Senator and United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Hadley (now part of Northampton), Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard University in 1777 and became a lawyer. He was elected as one of the original Massachusetts delegates to the Continental Congress and served from 1774 to 1782 except for a brief period in 1780 when he resigned. He was then elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.
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
A monarchy is a merchantman which sails well but will sometimes strike on a rock and go to the bottom a republic is a raft which will never sink but then your feet are always in water.Fisher Ames
