A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way. (Fisher Ames)

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.

Fisher Ames

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