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.
The virtue of its Citizens is the only Support of a Republican government
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William Henry Harrison
Republics are ungrateful.
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Anonymous
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.
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Fisher Ames
It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard against the oppression of its rulers but to guard one part of society against the injustice of the other part.
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Alexander Hamilton
A republican government is slow to move yet when once in motion its momentum becomes irresistible.
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Thomas Jefferson
More Quotes By Fisher Ames
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.
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.
